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Functionalized polyester-based materials as UV curable adhesives

Publication . Cernadas, Maria Teresa; Santos, Marta; Gonçalves, Filipa A.M.M.; Alves, P.; Correia, T.R.; Correia, I.J.; Ferreira, Paula

UV curable adhesives offer major advantages in comparison to other polymeric based adhesive systems, such as fast-curing rate and control of the polymerization heat evolution, being ideal for application on damaged tissues. Herein, functionalized polymers were prepared by modifying polycaprolactone diol (PCL) with an isocyanate-functional unsaturated acrylic ester, Laromer® 9000, using two different proportions. These functionalized materials were chemically/physically characterized and, after the addition of a biocompatible photoinitiator (Irgacure® 2959), were crosslinked by UV light irradiation. Such procedure allows the obtention of flexible transparent films. Films’ properties such as swelling, hydrolytic degradation, thermal stability, surface energy and adhesive capacity were evaluated. Furthermore, to assess the applicability of the films in biomedical applications, their haemocompatibility and biocompatibility were determined using human dermal fibroblasts as model.

2019Journal article

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Polyester-based photocrosslinkable bioadhesives for wound closure and tissue regeneration support

Publication . Santos, M.; Cernadas, T.; Martins, P.; P. Miguel, Sónia; Correia, I.J.; Alves, P.; Ferreira, P.

Photocrosslinkable surgical adhesives provide many advantages when compared with traditional methods used in wound closure. This work aimed to develop UV-curable biodegradable adhesives based on lactic acid and PCL oligomers. Both materials were functionalized with 2-isocyanatoethyl acrylate (AOI). Subsequently, the photoinitiator (Irgacure® 2959) was added to the blend and then, the final materials were irradiated under UV light for two different times: 30 s and 2 min. After production of adhesives, its physicochemical properties were evaluated through FTIR-ATR and TGA, as well as its rheology, dynamic water contact angle, swelling capacity and hydrolytic degradation. Furthermore, the biocompatibility of the produced adhesives was also characterized in contact with human dermal fibroblasts cells. The antimicrobial activity of the materials was assessed by using Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, as bacterial models.

2021Journal article

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Preparation of biodegradable functionalized polyesters aimed to be used as surgical adhesives

Publication . Cernadas, Maria Teresa; Gonçalves, Filipa A.M.M.; Alves, P.; Miguel, Sónia P.; Cabral, C.S.D.; Correia, I.J.; Ferreira, Paula

The study and development of new biocompatible materials to be applied as UV-curable adhesives is extremely important to grant the preparation of matrices with suitable mechanical, biological and thermal properties with a fast curing rate. Herein, photocrosslinkable biodegradable copolymers composed of unsaturated polyesters (UP) and lactic acid oligomers functionalized with 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEMA) were produced. Henceforth, three different stoichiometric proportions were tested, which, after the addition of a biocompatible photoinitiator (Irgacure® 2959), resulted in flexible, resistant and uniform matrices after 2 minutes and 30 seconds of crosslinking. The synthesized materials were then further characterized in terms of chemical composition and thermal/mechanical behaviour. The gel content, dynamic contact angles, water sorption capacity and hydrolytic degradation were also assessed. The biocompatibility and antibacterial activity of the produced materials was also evaluated. Taking into account all the data obtained, it may be concluded that the new synthesized biodegradable bioadhesives present promising properties to be used as surgical adhesives.

2019-05-11Journal article

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