Issue 38, 2014
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Multifunctional star-shaped polylactic acid implants for use in angioplasty†

Selvaraj Nagarajan,ab   M. S. Kiran,c   John Tsibouklisd  and  Boreddy Siva Rami Reddy*b  

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a Materials Science and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram-695019, India
E-mail: nagarajan.tech@gmail.com
Tel: +91-471-2515374

b Industrial Chemistry Laboratory, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai-600 020, India
E-mail: induchem2000@yahoo.com
Fax: +91-44 2491 1589
Tel: +91-44-2491 1386

c Biomaterials, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai-600 020, India
E-mail: kiranmsk112@gmail.com
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Tel: +91-44-2491 1386

d Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2DT, UK
E-mail: john.tsibouklis@port.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)2392843565
Tel: +44 (0)2392842131

Abstract

Towards the development of new biomaterials for use in angioplasty, star-shaped polylactic acids have been synthesised and shown to adhere well to living cells, by in vitro and in vivo experiments, and to hydrolyse over time in a physiologically relevant environment into biocompatible and bioabsorbable entities that are capable of bestowing properties of anticoagulation and angiogenesis to their living host.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TB00272E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Feb 2014
Accepted
14 Jul 2014
First published
15 Jul 2014

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014,2, 6549-6559

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S. Nagarajan, M. S. Kiran, J. Tsibouklis and B. S. R. Reddy, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 6549 DOI: 10.1039/C4TB00272E

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