POLY(THIOKETAL URETHANE) SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20180280568A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15768818

    申请日:2016-10-14

    IPC分类号: A61L27/18 A61L27/46 C08L75/04

    摘要: A biodegradable scaffold, a low-molecular weight thioketal, and a method of forming a biodegradable scaffold are provided. The biodegradable scaffold includes a thioketal and an isocyanate, where the thioketal is linked to the isocyanate to form the scaffold. The low-molecular weight thioketal includes 2,2-dimethoxypropane and thioglycolic acid, wherein the thioketal includes at least two hydroxyl terminal groups. The method of forming the biodegradable scaffold includes blending a thioketal with an excess isocyanate, forming a quasi-prepolymer, mixing the thioketal, the quasi-prepolymer, and a ceramic, and then adding a catalyst to form the biodegradable scaffold. The thioketal is a low-molecular weight thioketal having at least two hydroxyl terminal groups.