Porous materials, methods of making and uses
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1. A method for forming an elastic, porous structure suitable for implantation in a mammal, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) coating porogens with a matrix material to form a matrix material-coated porogen mixture, wherein the matrix material is a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA);
b) filtering the matrix material-coated porogen mixture through a sieve to remove excess matrix material;
c) pouring the filtered mixture into a mold;
d) treating the filtered mixture to form a scaffold comprising fused porogens and cured matrix material, wherein the scaffold comprises a three-dimensional structure in the form of the mold; and
e) removing the fused porogens from the scaffold, wherein fused porogen removal results in a porous material comprising the cured matrix material defining an array of interconnected pores.
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Abstract
The present specification discloses porous materials, methods of forming such porous materials, materials and devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such materials and devices.
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1. A method for forming an elastic, porous structure suitable for implantation in a mammal, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) coating porogens with a matrix material to form a matrix material-coated porogen mixture, wherein the matrix material is a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA); b) filtering the matrix material-coated porogen mixture through a sieve to remove excess matrix material; c) pouring the filtered mixture into a mold; d) treating the filtered mixture to form a scaffold comprising fused porogens and cured matrix material, wherein the scaffold comprises a three-dimensional structure in the form of the mold; and e) removing the fused porogens from the scaffold, wherein fused porogen removal results in a porous material comprising the cured matrix material defining an array of interconnected pores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for forming a tissue engineering scaffold suitable for implantation in a mammal, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) coating porogens with a matrix material to form a matrix material-coated porogen mixture, wherein the porogens are porogens having a diameter of 50 μ
m to about 3000 μ
m;b) filtering the matrix material-coated porogen mixture through a sieve to remove excess matrix material; c) pouring the filtered mixture into a mold; d) treating the filtered mixture to form a scaffold comprising fused porogens and cured matrix material, wherein the scaffold comprises a three-dimensional structure in the form of the mold; and e) removing the fused porogens from the scaffold, wherein fused porogen removal results in a porous material comprising the cured matrix material defining an array of interconnected pores. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for forming an elastic porous article for biomedical applications, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) coating porogens with a matrix material to form a matrix material-coated porogen mixture, wherein the porogens are porogens having a diameter of 50 μ
m to about 3000 μ
m;b) filtering the matrix material-coated porogen mixture through a sieve to remove excess matrix material; c) pouring the filtered mixture into a mold; d) treating the filtered mixture to form a scaffold comprising fused porogens and cured matrix material, wherein the scaffold comprises a three-dimensional structure in the form of the mold; and e) removing the fused porogens from the scaffold, wherein fused porogen removal results in a porous material comprising the cured matrix material defining an array of interconnected pores. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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