title: Chemico-physical modifications induced by plasma and ozone sterilizations on shape memory polyurethane foams.
abstract: Thermally activated shape memory polyurethane foams are promising materials for minimally invasive surgical procedures. Understanding their physical and chemical properties, in vitro response and effects of sterilization is mandatory when evaluating their potential as biomaterials. In this work, we report on the characterization of two Cold Hibernated Elastic Memory (CHEM) foams before and after two novel low-temperature sterilization techniques (plasma and ozone). Foams have different transition temperatures (T(trans)), as determined by Tandelta peaks in DMA tests, that depend on their chemical composition: both foams possess excellent shape recovery ability (Recovery Rate up to 99%) in conventional shape recovery tests. Plasma sterilization (Sterrad sterilization system) resulted in a slight increase of open porosity, but no effects on bulk chemical and thermo-mechanical properties were observed. Ozone sterilization had a stronger effect on foams morphology, both in terms of an evident rupture of pore walls and surface oxidation. These modifications affected both thermomechanical and shape recovery behavior. Furthermore, plasma sterilized foams cytocompatibility was investigated with L929 fibroblast cell line in vitro, showing a good adhesion and proliferation, as confirmed by SEM observation and Alamar blue assay. The obtained results contribute to define the role of shape memory foams as biomaterials and open novel questions on the role of sterilization technique effects on cellular solids.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "G. Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy. luigi.denardo@polimi.it
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Nardo
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moscatelli
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silvi
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tanzi
authors.forename: L'hocine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yahia
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farè
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D007739:L Cells; D051379:Mice; D010126:Ozone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D044366:Transition Temperature
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011140:Polyurethanes; D010126:Ozone; C028279:polyurethane foam
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