Biomedical polyurethanes based on 1,4-buanediisocyanate: an exploratory study

Polymers have been used for a variety of biomedical applications. They can both serve as permanent or temporary scaffolds. Examples include nerve guides, wound covering materials, bonefixation plates, intra-ocular lenses and meniscal reconstruction materials. These different applications all demand different material properties such as degradability, tensile strength, Young's modulus, tear resistance etc. It is quite obvious that a polymer that is suitable for all the applicationds does not exist. ... Zie: Summary