In biomedical applications, including suturing thread, degradable polymers, also called bioresorbable polymers, are frequently used
Degradable polymers, also referred to as bioresorbable polymers, are frequently used in a variety of biomedical applications, including suturing thread, arterial stents, vascular grafts, intravenous drug-delivery systems, temporary bone fixation devices, and degradable sutures. Due to their precise control over material composition and microstructure, these polymers are used to replace metallic orthopedic devices. The bioresorbable polymers polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), and poly (lactic-co-glycolide) (PLGA) copolymers are some of the bioresorbable polymers used in medical applications. The most widely used bioresorbable polymer is polylactic acid (PLA), also known as polylactide. Sutures, drug delivery systems, orthopedic medicine, and synthetic grafts are some of its main applications.
In many applications, Bioresorbable
Polymers implants are quickly replacing
conventional implants. These implants are only needed to function for a short
time, usually a few weeks or months. PLA is made from renewable resources like
sugarcane or corn starch. PLA polymers are thought to be compostable and
biodegradable. Thermoplastic PLA is a high-strength, high-modulus polymer that
can be produced from yearly renewable sources to produce items for use in the
industrial packaging industry or in the manufacturing of
biocompatible/bioabsorbable medical devices.
The transplantation of
autologous cells is one of the most promising methods for skeletal regeneration
using Bioresorbable Polymers scaffolds.
Pre-osteoblasts from the patient may be isolated, expanded, and differentiated
in culture before being seeded onto the proper scaffold (Crane et al. 1995).
The construct is transplanted to the wound site after further cell culture in
the scaffold. This technique, which is the most popular in tissue engineering,
enables patient cells to create an ECM with the right structural
characteristics and signalling molecules under carefully controlled culture
conditions.
To promote bone growth
during degradation, these polymers can be melt blended with bone growth
additives like tricalcium phosphate (TCP) or hydroxyapetite acid (HA).
Additionally, because many bioresorbable polymers have low melt temperatures,
it is possible to melt-blend active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for
controlled-release drug delivery during degradation.
Composites made of
bioresorbable polymers for use in tissue engineering. With a focus on recent
bioresorbable composites made of natural and synthetic polymers, a variety of
commercially available bioresorbable polymers are described. Bioresorbable polymers have
hydrolyzable bonds that can be broken down chemically either through
enzyme-catalyzed active hydrolysis or reactive hydrolysis.
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