POLYETHER URETHANE AND POLYETHER UREA BASED COPOLYMERS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO

摘要

Polymeric materials referred to herein as PEU include a plurality of linking groups selected from urea and urethane groups and a plurality of segments located between adjacent linking groups where at least some of the segments of the PEU are polyoxyalkylene but other exemplary segments include hydrocarbons polyesters polycarbonates and polysiloxanes. The polymeric materials are biocompatible and may be used for example to replace or supplement cartilage in an articulated joint.