"Polyurethanes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELASTOMERS, as coatings, as fibers and as foams.
| Descriptor ID |
D011140
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.944.750 D05.750.716.650 D25.720.327.782 D25.720.716.650 J01.637.051.720.327.782 J01.637.051.720.716.650 J01.637.412.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyurethanes- Polyurethanes
- Polyurethane
- Ostamer
- Ostamers
- Pellethane
- Pellethanes
- Polyisocyanates
- Polyisocyanate
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyurethanes" by people in Profiles.
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Rockwood DN, Akins RE, Parrag IC, Woodhouse KA, Rabolt JF. Culture on electrospun polyurethane scaffolds decreases atrial natriuretic peptide expression by cardiomyocytes in vitro. Biomaterials. 2008 Dec; 29(36):4783-91.
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Fromstein JD, Zandstra PW, Alperin C, Rockwood D, Rabolt JF, Woodhouse KA. Seeding bioreactor-produced embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes on different porous, degradable, polyurethane scaffolds reveals the effect of scaffold architecture on cell morphology. Tissue Eng Part A. 2008 Mar; 14(3):369-78.
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Rockwood DN, Woodhouse KA, Fromstein JD, Chase DB, Rabolt JF. Characterization of biodegradable polyurethane microfibers for tissue engineering. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2007; 18(6):743-58.