Polymeric biomaterial

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Another area where polymers are making a significant difference in nerve regeneration is the use of polymers to encapsulate and release trophic factors, or encapsulate cells that release nerve growth factor or other agents that enhance the regeneration process. This chapter details the advances in the use of polymeric biomaterials that have been explored for nerve regeneration in the peripheral and central nervous systems. 

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By definition, mucoadhesive hydrogels are a elass of polymeric biomaterials that exhibit the basic characteristic of an hydrogel to swell by absorbing water and interacting by means of adhesion with the mucus that covers epithelia. 

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Figure 3.30 Percent weight loss for two types of PGA sutures, (a) Dexon and (b) Dexon-s, as function of exposure time to a buffered solution (pH 7, 37°C). Reprinted, by permission, from J. Feijin, in Polymeric Biomaterials, p. 68. Copyright 1986 by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

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These materials were designed to be used in polymeric biomaterials as cell scaffolds to provide cells with a three-dimensional support on which to grow. 

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