Biodegradable and Biocompatible Silatrane Polymers

Biodegradable Polymers

In the recent years, bio-based and biodegradable products have raised great interest since sustainable development policies tend to expand with the decreasing reserve of fossil fuel and the growing concern for the environment. These polymers bring a significant contribution to the sustainable development in view of the wider range of disposal options with minor environmental impact. As a result...

Biodegradable Polymers

Biodegradable Polymers

Biodegradable materials are used in packaging, agriculture, medicine and other areas. In recent years there has been an increase in interest in biodegradable polymers. Two classes of biodegradable polymers can be distinguished: synthetic or natural polymers. There are polymers produced from feedstocks derived either from petroleum resources (non renewable resources) or from biological resources...

Biocompatible and biodegradable photopolymers for microstereolitho- graphy

The fabrication of geometrically well defined 3-dimensional scaffolds offering good cell adhesion is still an important topic in tissue engineering. Microstereolithography (µSLA), which is based on the photopolymerization of a liquid resin using a laser, turned out to be especially suitable because accessible resolutions of about 5 μm allow the fabrication of cellular structures for a number of...

Making carbon nanotubes biocompatible and biodegradable.

Carbon nanotubes are promising nanomaterials with great potential in the field of nanomedicine for both therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Different approaches have been developed to render this material biocompatible and to modulate any ensuing toxic effects. In the context of medical use, although chemically functionalised carbon nanotubes display reduced toxicity, they are still consid...