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15 - General Engineering
University of Leicester
A model for simultaneous crystallisation and biodegradation of biodegradable polymers.
An implanted medical device that ‘disappears’ after serving its function is extremely attractive. Bioabsorbable coronary stents is leading a quantum leap in cardiology. Tissue engineering, which uses bioabsorbable polymer foam as scaffold, is revolutionising medicine. Until recently, device design has been entirely based on trial and error. Since 2008, Pan and his team have developed a complete mathematical framework for computer modelling of device degradation. This paper is one of 14 journal publications by the team on this topic and focuses on modelling degradation of semi-crystalline polymers that are used for coronary stents and fixation devices.