Bernard Martel

Prof. Dr. Bernard Martel

University of Lille, UMET CNRS8207, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq , France

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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 December 2001 in Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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Bernard Martel
MWM. Weltrowski
M. Weltrowski
DRD. Ruffin
D. Ruffin
MMM. Morcellet
M. Morcellet

26 April 2005 in Journal of Applied Polymer Science
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Bernard Martel
DRD. Ruffin
D. Ruffin
MWM. Weltrowski
M. Weltrowski
YLY. Lekchiri
Y. Lekchiri
MMM. Morcellet
M. Morcellet

1 May 2020 in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
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DKDyhia Kersani
Dyhia Kersani
JMJustine Mougin
Justine Mougin
MLMarco Lopez
Marco Lopez
SDStéphanie Degoutin
Stéphanie Degoutin
NTNicolas Tabary
Nicolas Tabary
BMBernard Martel
Bernard Martel

1 September 2018 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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SOSafa Ouerghemmi
Safa Ouerghemmi
SDSyrine Dimassi
Syrine Dimassi
NTNicolas Tabary
Nicolas Tabary
LLLaurent Leclercq
Laurent Leclercq
SDStéphanie Degoutin
Stéphanie Degoutin
BMBernard Martel
Bernard Martel

1 August 2015 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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JJJatupol Junthip
Jatupol Junthip
NTNicolas Tabary
Nicolas Tabary
LLLaurent Leclercq
Laurent Leclercq
BMBernard Martel
Bernard Martel

30 January 2023 in Pharmaceutics
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MMMarie-Stella M’bengue
Marie-Stella M’bengue
TMThomas Mesnard
Thomas Mesnard
FCFeng CHAI
Feng CHAI
MMMickaël Maton
Mickaël Maton
VGValerie Gaucher
Valerie Gaucher
NBNicolas Blanchemain
Nicolas Blanchemain
Three-dimensional printing (3DP) of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is gaining interest in the medical industry thanks to the combination of tunable properties that TPU exhibits and the possibilities that 3DP processes offer concerning precision, time, and cost of fabrication. We investigated the implementation of a medical grade TPU by fused deposition modelling (FDM) for the manufacturing of an implantable medical device from the raw pellets to the gamma (γ) sterilized 3DP constructs. To the authors’ knowledge, there is no such guide/study implicating TPU, FDM 3D-printing and gamma sterilization. Thermal properties analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and molecular weights measured by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) were used as monitoring indicators through the fabrication process. After gamma sterilization, surface chemistry was assessed by water contact angle (WCA) measurement and infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). Mechanical properties were investigated by tensile testing. Biocompatibility was assessed by means of cytotoxicity (ISO 10993-5) and hemocompatibility assays (ISO 10993-4). Results showed that TPU underwent degradation through the fabrication process as both the number-averaged (Mn) and weight-averaged (Mw) molecular weights decreased (7% Mn loss, 30% Mw loss, p < 0.05). After gamma sterilization, Mw increased by 8% (p < 0.05) indicating that crosslinking may have occurred. However, tensile properties were not impacted by irradiation. Cytotoxicity (ISO 10993-5) and hemocompatibility (ISO 10993-4) assessments after sterilization showed vitality of cells (132% ± 3%, p < 0.05) and no red blood cell lysis. We concluded that gamma sterilization does not highly impact TPU regarding our application. Our study demonstrates the processability of TPU by FDM followed by gamma sterilization and can be used as a guide for the preliminary evaluation of a polymeric raw material in the manufacturing of a blood contacting implantable medical device.