Dual-Crosslinked Degradable Elastomeric Networks With Self-Healing Properties: Bringing Multi(catechol) Star-Block Copolymers into Play.

In the biomedical field, degradable chemically crosslinked elastomers are interesting materials for tissue engineering applications, since they present rubber-like mechanical properties matching those of soft tissues and are able to preserve their three-dimensional (3D) structure over degradation. Their use in biomedical applications requires surgical handling and implantation that can be a source of accidental damages responsible for the loss of properties. Therefore, their inability to be healed after damage or breaking can be a major drawback.

Electrospun microstructured PLA-based scaffolds featuring relevant anisotropic, mechanical and degradation characteristics for soft tissue engineering.

Electrospun scaffolds combine suitable structural characteristics that make them strong candidates for their use in tissue engineering. These features can be tailored to optimize other physiologically relevant attributes (e.g.