Biodegradable and elastomeric poly(glycerol sebacate) as a coating material for nitinol bare stent

Biomed Res Int. 2014:2014:956952. doi: 10.1155/2014/956952. Epub 2014 May 13.

Abstract

We synthesized and evaluated biodegradable and elastomeric polyesters (poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS)) using polycondensation between glycerol and sebacic acid to form a cross-linked network structure without using exogenous catalysts. Synthesized materials possess good mechanical properties, elasticity, and surface erosion biodegradation behavior. The tensile strength of the PGS was as high as 0.28 ± 0.004 MPa, and Young's modulus was 0.122 ± 0.0003 MPa. Elongation was as high as 237.8 ± 0.64%, and repeated elongation behavior was also observed to at least three times the original length without rupture. The water-in-air contact angles of the PGS surfaces were about 60°. We also analyzed the properties of an electrospray coating of biodegradable PGS on a nitinol stent for the purpose of enhancing long-term patency for the therapeutic treatment of varicose veins disease. The surface morphology and thickness of coating layer could be controlled by adjusting the electrospraying conditions and solution parameters.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alloys / chemistry
  • Alloys / pharmacology
  • Biodegradable Plastics / chemical synthesis
  • Biodegradable Plastics / chemistry
  • Biodegradable Plastics / therapeutic use*
  • Decanoates / chemical synthesis
  • Decanoates / chemistry
  • Decanoates / therapeutic use*
  • Drug-Eluting Stents*
  • Elasticity
  • Glycerol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glycerol / chemical synthesis
  • Glycerol / chemistry
  • Glycerol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Materials Testing
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Polymers / therapeutic use*
  • Tensile Strength
  • Varicose Veins / pathology
  • Varicose Veins / therapy*

Substances

  • Alloys
  • Biodegradable Plastics
  • Decanoates
  • Polymers
  • poly(glycerol-sebacate)
  • nitinol
  • Glycerol