Poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) is a linear and unsaturated copolyester based on fumaric acid that has been widely investigated for tissue engineering applications in recent years due to its tailorable mechanical performance, adjustable biodegradability and exceptional biocompatibility. In order to improve its mechanical properties and spread its range of practical applications, novel approaches...

The effect of reinforcement in the cross-linked poly(propylene fumarate-co-caprolactone diol) thermoset composites based on Kevlar fibres and hydroxyapatite was studied. Cross-linked poly(propylene fumarate-co-caprolactone diol) was also studied without any reinforcement for comparison. The reinforcing fibre acts as a barrier for the curing reaction leading to longer setting time and lesser cro...

We discuss some relevant mathematical background first in Section S.2, those are directly used in the paper or proofs. We include some examples and properties related to OSBP and PPFs of OSBP in Section S.3. There are two lemmas and four theorems in the paper. We prove them here in Sections S.4, S.5, S.6 related to OSBP, PPF ofOSBP and SUMO respectively. We additionally provide one theorem (The...