Biomedical applications of poly

Harris JM (1992) Introduction to Biotechnical and biomedical applications of poly(ethylene glycol). In Harris JM (ed)... 

Harris, J.M., Introduction to biotechnical and biomedical applications of poly(ethylene glycol), in Poly (ethylene glycol) Chemistry, Biotechnical and Biomedical Applications (J.M. Harris, Ed.), Plenum Press, New York, 1992, pp. 1-14. 

Ferruti P, Marchisio MA, Barbucci R. Synthesis, physicochemical properties and biomedical applications of poly (amido-amine)s. Polymer 1985 26 1336-1348. 

R. Rai, M. Tallawi, A. Grigore, A.R. Boccaccini, Synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) a review, Prog. Polym. Sd. 37 (2012) 1051-1078. 

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is one of the hydrogels most often used in biomaterial applications. Because of the presence of excessive hydroxyl groups, PVA contained a significant amount of water. PVA was also claimed to have good mechanical strength. Another hydrogel, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (poly-HEMA), is well known for its excellent biocompatibility. xhe versatile biomedical applications of poly-HEMA are demonstrated by its uses in contact lenses, vitreous humor replacements and suture materials. To explore a new formulation and other usages of these two pol ers, we have copolymerized HEMA with PVA-MA (PVA esterified with maleic anhydride), the preparation and properties of this copolymer are discussed in this article. 

Biomedical Applications of Poly(L-lysine)-Based Copolymers... 

The recent progress in the field of amphiphilic block copolymer assembly in the solution and on the surface, focusing on the biological and biomedical application of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) based block copolymers. PEG chains as hydrophilic polymers with a flexible nature can be selected as shell-forming segments, which assemble into dense palisades of tethered chains to achieve unique properties. The... 

Biomedical Applications of Poly (a-hydroxy acid)s Hydroxy acids derived from natural resources such as lactic and glycolic acid have been employed to synthesize a wide variety of useful biodegradable polymers for large number and type of biomedical product applications. As an example, bioresorbable surgical sutures made form poly(a-hydroxy acid)s have been in clinical use since 1970. 

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