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Review
. 2015 Sep;9(9):ZE21-5.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/13907.6565. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Biomedical Biopolymers, their Origin and Evolution in Biomedical Sciences: A Systematic Review

Preeti Yadav  1 , Harsh Yadav  2 , Veena Gowri Shah  3 , Gaurav Shah  4 , Gaurav Dhaka  5
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Biomedical Biopolymers, their Origin and Evolution in Biomedical Sciences: A Systematic Review

Preeti Yadav et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Biopolymers provide a plethora of applications in the pharmaceutical and medical applications. A material that can be used for biomedical applications like wound healing, drug delivery and tissue engineering should possess certain properties like biocompatibility, biodegradation to non-toxic products, low antigenicity, high bio-activity, processability to complicated shapes with appropriate porosity, ability to support cell growth and proliferation and appropriate mechanical properties, as well as maintaining mechanical strength. This paper reviews biodegradable biopolymers focusing on their potential in biomedical applications. Biopolymers most commonly used and most abundantly available have been described with focus on the properties relevant to biomedical importance.

Keywords: Biodegradable; Biomedical applications; Polymers.

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