Biotechnology associated with medical technology has allowed biodegradable synthetic polymers to have versatile and diversified biomedical applications due interesting properties such as good cell adhesion, in vivo proliferation, degradation without harmful effects the human body. Thus, they are suitable for a variety of applications, especially those related therapeutics or pharmaceutics, exam...

peripheral nerve injuries (pni) can lead to lifetime loss of function and disfigurement. different methods such as conventional allograft procedures and using of biological tubes have problems for damaged peripheral nerves reconstruction. designed scaffolds with natural and synthetic materials are now widely used in the reconstruction of damaged tissues. utilization of absorbable and non-absorb...

Naturally occurring protein-based materials have been found that function as critical components in biomechanical response, fibers and adhesives. A relatively small but growing number of recombinant protein-based materials that mimic the desired features of their natural sources, such as collagens, elastins and silks, are considered as an alternative to conventional synthetic polymers. Advances...

The importance of multi-functionality in the preparation of ion-selective polymers is evident from the structure of enzymes where specific metal ions are bound through cooperative interactions among different amino acids. In synthetic polymers, ionic selectivity is enhanced when a chemical reaction is superimposed on an ion exchange process. The concept of reactive ion exchange has been extende...

No. down6848 Beamline(s): X28C The inability of current vaccines to offer complete protection and the increasing number of infectious disease for which no vaccine exists has prompted the development of new immunogens. Synthetic peptides based on the determinants of protein antigens can be used as immunogens and offer improvements over traditional preparations. However, peptides alone are usuall...