Glycopolymers applications

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The glycopolymers consist of a large family of polysaccharides derived from animals, plants, and microorganisms (Table 4). Due to the diversity of their chemical stmctures as wdl as physical and biological properties, glycopolymers have found a variety of applications in biomedidne, pharmaceutical research, and other industrial domains. 

Roy R (1996) Blue-prints, syntheses and applications of glycopolymers. Trends Glycosci Glycotechnol 8 79-99... 

Besides these fields of applications, Wulff and co-workers (307,308) investigated the potential ability of glycopolymers to modify surface properties. Thus, they copolymerized several isopropylidene-protected vinyl sugars with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and acrylonitrile. After eliminating the isopropylidene protecting groups from the copol5uner surfaces by acid hydrolysis, these surfaces were shown to become hydrophilic with improved dyeability and surface conductivity. 

Deng C, et al. Collagen and glycopolymer based hydrogel for potential comeal application. Acta Biomater 2010 6(1) 187—94. 

More recently, the controlled radical polymerization (CRP) by various methods including atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), as well as cyano q l-mediated free radical polymerization have allowed chemists to synthesize well-defined glycopolymers that, in some cases, have particular end-group functionalities. A review focuses on the synthesis of original glycopolymers by these techniques and their applications. ... 

S. Pearson, G. Chen and M. H. Stenzel, Chapter 1 Synthesis of glycopolymers in Engineered carbohydrate-based materials for biomedical applications, Ed. 

Phosphorus-Based Polymers From Synthesis to Applications 12 Poly(lactic acid) Science and Technology Processing, Properties, Additives and Applications 13 Cationic Polymers in Regenerative Medicine 14 Electrospinning Principles, Practice and Possibilities 15 Glycopolymer Code Synthesis of Glycopolymers and their Applications... 

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