Biomedical modification tissue engineering

These dendrimers expand the repertoire of polymers available for study. Current investigations are primarily limited to linear polymers that possess ill-defined solution structures and fewer hydroxyl groups for further modification. The introduction of biocompatible building blocks (e.g., glycerol and lactic acid) augments the favorable and already known physical properties of dendrimers. These properties are likely to facilitate the design of new materials for specific biomedical and tissue engineering applications. 

Ma, Z., Mao, Z., and Gao, C. 2007. Surface modification and property analysis of biomedical polymers used for tissue engineering. Colloids Surface B, 15 137-57. 

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This paper will focus on chitosan and chitosan derivatives developed for biomedical applications. In the first section, the remarkable properties of chitosan will be exposed. The main chemical modifications used to adapt this material for biomedical applications will be reviewed. Their applications in drag delivery systems and tissue engineering will then be discussed. 

Although PANI exhibits good conducting properties, its poor biocompatibility and dispersibility in aqueous media delayed its use in biomedical applications. However, recent studies have demonstrated its biocompatibility and revived interest in this CP for tissue engineering applications [248]. To enhance biocompatibility and dispersibility, copolymerization and crosslinking with other molecules have been done. Modification has also been done to improve the mechanical properties of aniline for electrospun fibers (Fig. 13.23) [249]. Functionalization of PANI has also been done with biomolecules with tryptophan and NGF. Adhesion and growth of cells on unmodified PANI is still debatable. 

D Ayala, G.G., Malinconico, M., Laurienzo, P., 2008. Marine derived polysaccharides for biomedical applications chemical modification approaches. Molecules 13, 2069—2106. Danti, S., Mota, C., D alessandro, D., Trombi, L., Ricci, C., Redmond, S.L., De Vito, A., Pini, R., Dilley, R.J., Moroni, L., Berrettini, S., 2015. Tissue engineering of the t5fmpanic membrane using electrospun PEOT/PBT copolymer scaffolds a morphologic in vitro study. Hear. Balance Commun. 13, 133—147. 

Protected functional lactide copolymers can be synthesized by the copolymerization of dibenzyloxy-substituted monomers with lactide. Deprotection followed by modification with succinic anhydride with carboxyl side chains is suitable for peptide coupling. Such a modification can control the attachment of cells in tissue engineering and other biomedical applications [76]. 

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