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- Patent Title: Method for preparing a highly elastic, biodegradable, three-dimensional structure
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Application No.: US15786686Application Date: 2017-10-18
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Publication No.: US11000989B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Young Mee Jung , Soo Hyun Kim , Su Hee Kim
- Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2017-0054897 20170428
- Main IPC: B29C64/314
- IPC: B29C64/314 ; B29C64/106 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61L27/14 ; A61L27/58 ; A61L31/14 ; C08G63/08 ; C08K5/00 ; C08K3/08 ; B29C64/209 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y70/00 ; C08K5/1545 ; A61L27/50 ; A61L27/18

Abstract:
A method for preparing a highly elastic biodegradable three-dimensional structure includes (a) mixing poly(lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) with at least one biocompatible heat stabilizer that is biocompatible with the PLCL, that is a heat stabilizer for the PLCL, and that is selected from the group consisting of α-tocopherol, barium-zinc, calcium-zinc, vitamin B, and combinations thereof to provide a solvent-free mixture; and (b) carrying out three-dimensional printing with the solvent-free mixture by heating the mixture at 150-250° C. for 5-20 minutes to provide a heated mixture; and ejecting the heated mixture through a nozzle. The three-dimensional structure maintains mechanical properties even after three-dimensional printing, by adding a biocompatible heat stabilizer to poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone). The three-dimensional structure is useful as a scaffold for tissue engineering.
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