• 폴리머
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.228-232
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 의료용 흡수성 재료 및 환경적합성 재료의 개발을 목적으로 생체흡수성의 poly(glycolic acid)(PGA)를 심선(芯線)에 제작하고, 환경분해성의 poly(butylene succinate-co-L-lactate)(PBSL) 및 poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutylate] (PHB)를 외층(外層)에 지닌 복합섬유를 제작하여, PGA의 가수분해에 의해 발생되는 glycolic acid에 의한 PBSL 및 PHB의 가수분해성의 향상을 도모하고자 하였다. 그 결과 PBSL/PGA 복합섬유에 대한 연신은 $65^{\circ}C$에서 실시함에 의해 결정배향이 잘 배열된 섬유를 얻었다. 그러나 PHB/PGA 복합섬유는 $50^{\circ}C$에서는 결정배향이 양호한 섬유를 얻을 수 없었기 때문에 $50^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 연신을 실시해야 양호한 복합섬유를 얻을 수 있음을 알았다. 또한 in-line 연신에서는 섬유표면에 요철이 발생되기 때문에 on-line 연신을 실시하는 것이 매끄러운 표면을 얻을 수 있음을 알았다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2007

Bioabsorbable devices have been utilized and experimented in many aspects of orthopaedic surgery. Depending upon their constituent polymers, these materials can be tailored to provide sufficient rigidity to allow bone healing, retain mechanical strength for certain period of time, and then eventually begin to undergo degradation. The objective of this study was to estimate extent in which Poly-L-latic acid (PLLA) implants had bioabsorbability and biocompatibility with bone and soft tissue in dogs and also to develop bioabsorbable, biocompatible materials with the appropriate strength and degradation characteristics to allow for regular clinical use for treating orthopedic problems in humans as well as animals. Eighteen dogs were used as experimental animals and were inserted two types of PLLA implants. PLLA rods were inserted into subcutaneous tissue of back or the abdomen wall. And the rods were tested for material properties including viscosity, molecular weight, melting point, melting temperature, crystallinity, flexural strength, and flexural modulus over time. PLLA screws were inserted through cortical bone into bone marrow in the femur of the dogs and stainless steel screw was inserted in the same femur. Radiographs were taken after surgery to observe locations of screw. Histological variations including cortical bone response, muscular response, bone marrow response were analyzed over the time for 62weeks. The physical properties of PLLA rods had delicate balances between mechanical, thermal and viscoelastic factors. PLLA screws did not induce any harmful effects and clinical complications on bone and soft tissue for degradation period. These results suggest that PLLA implants could be suitable for clinical use.