How to accelerate biomaterial development? Strategies to support the application of novel polymer-based biomaterials in implantable devices

Why Are So Few Degradable Polymeric Biomaterials Currently Established in Clinical Applications?

(2011) Andreas Lendlein et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS

Biodegradable Elastomers for Tissue Engineering and Cell-Biomaterial Interactions

(2011) Christopher J. Bettinger   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Degradable, Multifunctional Cardiovascular Implants: Challenges and Hurdles

(2011) Friedrich Jung et al.   MRS BULLETIN

Polymer chain scission, oligomer production and diffusion: A two-scale model for degradation of bioresorbable polyesters

(2010) Xiaoxiao Han et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Multifunctional Shape-Memory Polymers

(2010) Marc Behl et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Comparing techniques for drug loading of shape-memory polymer networks – effect on their functionalities

(2010) Christian Wischke et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Shape-memory polymers as a technology platform for biomedical applications

(2010) Andreas Lendlein et al.   Expert Review of Medical Devices

Design principles for polymers as substratum for adherent cells

(2010) Nico Scharnagl et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

An entropy–elastic gelatin-based hydrogel system

(2010) Giuseppe Tronci et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

AB-polymer Networks with Cooligoester and Poly(n-butyl acrylate) Segments as a Multifunctional Matrix for Controlled Drug Release

(2010) Christian Wischke et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Materials in Regenerative Medicine

(2009) V. Prasad Shastri et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Knowledge-Based Approach towards Hydrolytic Degradation of Polymer-Based Biomaterials

(2009) Dieter Hofmann et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polymer Networks Combining Controlled Drug Release, Biodegradation, and Shape Memory Capability

(2009) Axel T. Neffe et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomaterial Design Strategies for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

(2009) Karin S. Straley et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA

Principles of encapsulating hydrophobic drugs in PLA/PLGA microparticles

(2008) Christian Wischke et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Selecting polymers for medical devices based on thermal analytical methods

(2008) H. Sobhi et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Selective enzymatic degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone) containing multiblock copolymers

(2007) A. Kulkarni et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS