Biomedical polymers soft tissue replacement

Puskas, J.E. and Chen, Y. Biomedical application of commercial polymers and novel polyisobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomers for soft tissue replacement. Biomacromolecules, 5, 1141, 2004 GAK-GV, 7, 455 8, 526, 2004 (German). 

Biopolymers are often used throughout the human body they are also called biomedical polymers. A biomedical material can be of natural origin (biopolymer) or a synthetic polymer and can be used for any period of time, as a whole or as part of a system that treats, augments, or replaces any organ or function of the body, as well as for medical technical applications outside the body. When a prosthetic device is placed into the body, two aspects must be taken into account functional performance and biocompatibility. The former requires special functions of the biomedical polymers, in particular including load transmission and stress distribution. Biocompatibility between a polymer and a biological system (e.g., soft tissue,... 

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