| abstract |
The present invention comprises preparing a polymer solution, adding a porogen to the polymer solution, precipitating the polymer from the polymer solution with water, and then removing the solvent and porogen from the polymer material. A process for producing an open cell polymeric material, wherein said water is in the form of water of crystallization and said water of crystallization is bound to said porogen, and said precipitate is homogenized by said porogen being a sugar hydrate. It relates to a characteristic manufacturing method. The invention further relates to mixtures of open-cell polymeric materials, sugar hydrates and polymer solutions, the designed materials, and their uses. [Selection] Figure 2 |