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| Scaffold | Status | Support for growth factor release? | ||
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| Non degradable synthetic polymers | ||||
| Polyethylene terephthalate (Stryker-Dacron) | FDA approved | No | ||
| Polypropylene (Kennedy Ligament Augmentation Device) | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Poly(tetrafluoro ethylene) (GoreTex) | FDA approved | Yes | ||
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| Biodegradable Synthetic Polymers | ||||
| Polylactic acid | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Polyglycolic acid | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Polydioxanone | FDA approved | No | ||
| Polycaprolactone | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Hydrothane/PET | FDA approved | |||
| x-Repair Device (poly-L-lactide) | FDA approved | Yes | ||
| Hyaluronan-based non woven mesh (HYAFF11) | Experimental | Yes | ||
| Electrochemically aligned collagen matrices (ELAC) | Experimental | No | ||
| Poly(1,8-octanediol-co-citrate) | Experimental | Yes | ||
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| Nanofiber matrices | ||||
| Peptide Amphiphiles | Experimental | Yes | ||