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  • Title: Long term in vitro biostability of segmented polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic polyurethanes.
    Author: Cozzens D, Ojha U, Kulkarni P, Faust R, Desai S.
    Journal: J Biomed Mater Res A; 2010 Dec 01; 95(3):774-82. PubMed ID: 20725977.
    Abstract:
    Long term in vitro biostability of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) containing mixed polyisobutylene (PIB)/poly(tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) soft segment was studied under accelerated conditions in 20% H(2)O(2) solution containing 0.1M CoCl(2) at 50 °C to predict resistance to metal ion oxidative degradation (MIO) in vivo. The PIB-based TPUs showed significant oxidative stability as compared to the commercial controls Pellethane 2363-55D and 2363-80A. After 12 weeks in vitro the PIB-PTMO TPUs with 10-20% PTMO in the soft segment showed 6-10% weight loss whereas the Pellethane TPUs degraded completely in about 9 weeks. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the degradation of Pellethane samples via MIO by the loss of the ∼1110 cm(-1) aliphatic C-O-C stretching peak height attributed to chain scission, and the appearance of a new peak at ∼1174 cm(-1) attributed to crosslinking. No such changes were apparent in the spectra of the PIB-based TPUs. The PIB-based TPUs exhibited 10-30% drop in tensile strength compared to 100% for the Pellethane TPUs after 12 weeks. The molecular weight of the PIB-based TPUs decreased slightly (10-15%) at 12 weeks. The Pellethane TPUs showed a dramatic decrease in M(n) and an increase in low molecular weight degradation product. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed severe cracking in the Pellethane samples after 2 weeks, whereas the PIB-based TPUs exhibited a continuous surface morphology. The weight loss, tensile, and SEM data correlate well with each other and indicate excellent biostability of these materials.
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