Cernadas, Maria TeresaMorgado, StacyAlves, PatríciaGonçalves, Filipa A. M. M.Correia, T.R.Correia, I.J.Ferreira, Paula2020-03-042022-03-082020-02-10http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9713Polycaprolactone (PCL) and PCL-based materials are widely applied in the biomedical field, however, their slow biodegradation profile makes them more suitable to be used in hard tissues, where healing requires longer periods of time. In order to adjust their properties to suit for soft tissues applications, PCL can be blended with other biodegradable materials in order to tune its degradation rate. Herein, polymeric blends of PCL and castor oil (CO) were prepared after their chemical modification with 2-isocyanatoethylmethacrylate (IEMA) in order to be applied as photocrosslinkable tissue adhesives. These functionalized macromers were chemically characterized and used to prepare polymeric blends (PCL-IEMA/CO-IEMA) with variable mass proportions. A biocompatible photoinitiator (Irgacure 2959) was added to these macromers blends which were then irradiated under UV light. The feasibility of the prepared materials as tissue adhesives was evaluated by assessment of their chemical/physical properties as well as their interaction with blood. Moreover, their cytotoxic profile was also evaluated through in vitro studies using human dermal fibroblasts as model cells.engBioadhesiveFunctionalizationPhotocrosslinkingPolymeric blendjournal article10.1002/app.49092