Medical materials and porous scaffolds for tissue engineering made from the biodegradable glycolide/epsilon-caprolactone copolymer

摘要

Disclosed is a biocompatible medical material and porous scaffold for use in tissue engineering, made from a biodegradable glycolide/&egr;-caprolactone copolymer. The medical material and porous scaffold have excellent mechanical properties such as flexibility and elasticity, and appropriate hydrolytic properties. Due to its superior mechanical properties including elasticity, flexibility and appropriate biodegradation time, it can be used effectively as a porous scaffold for tissue cell culture reproduction such as for artificial skin, blood vessels, dental matrix and wound coverings.