Synthesis and properties of photocross-linked poly(propylene fumarate) scaffolds
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
- Vol. 12 (6), 673-687
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856201316883476
Abstract
The photocross-linking of poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) to form porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications was investigated. PPF was cross-linked using the photoinitiator bis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phenylphosphine oxide (BAPO) and exposure to 30 min of long wavelength ultraviolet (UV) light. The porous photocross-linked PPF scaffolds (6.5 mm diameter cylinders) were synthesized by including a NaCl porogen (70, 80, and 90 wt% at cross-linking) prior to photocross-linking. After UV exposure, the samples were placed in water to remove the soluble porogen, revealing the porous PPF scaffold. As porogen leaching has not been used often with cross-linked polymers, and even more rarely with photoinitiated cross-linking, a study of the efficacy of this strategy and the properties of the resulting material was required. Results show that the inclusion of a porogen does not significantly alter the photoinitiation process and the resulting scaffolds are homogeneously cross-linked throughout their diameter. It was also shown that porosity can be generally controlled by porogen content and that scaffolds synthesized with at least 80 wt% porogen possess an interconnected pore structure. Compressive mechanical testing showed scaffold strength to decrease with increasing porogen content. The strongest scaffolds with interconnected pores had an elastic modulus of 2.3 ± 0.5 MPa and compressive strength at 1% yield of 0.11 ± 0.02 MPa. This work has shown that a photocross-linking/porogen leaching technique is a viable method to form porous scaffolds from photoinitiated materials.Keywords
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