Biotechnology biomedical polymers

Various novel applications in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, information industry, and microelectronics involve the use of polymeric microspheres with controlled size and surface properties [1-31. Traditionally, the polymer microspheres larger than 100 /urn with a certain size distribution have been produced by the suspension polymerization process, where the monomer droplets are broken into micron-size in the existence of a stabilizer and are subsequently polymerized within a continuous medium by using an oil-soluble initiator. Suspension polymerization is usually preferred for the production of polymeric particles in the size range of 50-1000 /Ltm. But, there is a wide size distribution in the product due to the inherent size distribution of the mechanical homogenization and due to the coalescence problem. The size distribution is measured with the standard deviation or the coefficient of variation (CV) and the suspension polymerization provides polymeric microspheres with CVs varying from 15-30%. 

Chitosan is a biodegradable, biocompatible, non-toxic and very abundant marine-based natural polymer. It has enormous applications in different branches of modern science such as the nanobiotecnology, biotechnology, biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. 

Mattiasson, B., Kumar, A., Galaev, I.Y. (Ed.), Macroporous Polymers Production, Properties and Biotechnological/Biomedical applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton,... 

Subjects LCSH Polymers-Biotechnology. I Polymers in medicine. I Biomedical materials. Classification LCC TP248.65.P62 A67 20161 DDC 668.9-dc23 LC record available at http //lccn.loc.gov/2015041264... 

Mattiasson B, Kumar A, Galaev lY (2010) Macroporous polymers. Production, properties, and biotechnological/biomedical applications. CRC Press, New York Henderson TMA, Ladewig K, Haylock DN, McLean KM, O Coimor AJ (2013) J Mater Chem B 1 2682... 

In the previous sections it was demonstrated that the stimulus-responsive behavior of ELP was transferred to ELP fusion proteins and even to non-covalently bound moieties, such as proteins, plasmids, and heavy metals, mostly for biomedical and biotechnological applications. The ability of ELPs to reversibly switch their polarity is also of great interest for the development of stimulus-responsive materials. Many approaches have therefore recently been undertaken to integrate ELPs with, for example, polymers, particles, and surfaces. 

Uyama H, Kobayashi S (1996) Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization of macrolides to polyesters. In Yalpani M (ed) Biomedical functions and biotechnology of natural and artificial polymers. ATL Press, Schrewsbury, p 5... 

H Kawaguchi. In M Yalpani, ed. Biomedical Functions and Biotechnology of Natural and Artificial Polymers. Mount Prospect ATL Press, 1996, pp 157-168. 

The use of synthetic polymers in medicine and biotechnology is a subject of wide interest. Polymers are used in replacement blood vessels, heart valves, blood pumps, dialysis membranes, intraocular lenses, tissue regeneration platforms, surgical sutures, and in a variety of targeted, controlled drug delivery devices. Poly(organosiloxanes) have been used for many years as inert prostheses and heart valves. Biomedical materials based on polyphosphazenes are being considered for nearly all the uses mentioned above. 

India is now engaged in a broad spectrum of scientific research, both fundamental and applied, in Government, Universities and Private Research Establishments. In recent years there has been extraordinary success in developing new polymers, ceramics, composites, superconductors, nanomaterials, smart materials and biomaterials. Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biomedical Research are some other fields in which India has started entering. 

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Magnin, D., Lefebvre, J., Chornet, E., and Dumitriu, S. Physicochemical and structural characterization of a polyionic matrix of interest in biotechnology, in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. Carbohyd. Polym. 55 (2004) 437-453. 

Stimuli-responsive polymers have a great interest as materials for advances in biotechnology and the biomedical field due to their wide appUcations as sensing, pollntion... 

Bronzio JD (2006) The biomedical engineering handbook. CRC, Boca Raton Fisher JP, Mikos AG, Bronzino JD (2007) Tissue engineering. CRC, Boca Raton Galaev I, Mattiasson B (2008) Smart polymers applications in biotechnology and biomedicine. CRC, Boca Raton... 

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