Polymers in biomaterials science: from surface functionalisation to tissue engineeringстатья
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Аннотация:This article first defines the conditions a material implanted in a living organism has to fulfil to be considered as a biomaterial. It presents then some examples in which natural or synthetic polymers can be used either to coat the surface of an implant, with the aim to simultaneously reduce non specific protein adsorption and to favour specific cell adhesion, or in the form of a gel in order to induce recolonisation of a tissue in an injured region of a living organism. It finally shows that more efficient polymers for a given purpose can be synthesised with the tools of combinatorial chemistry.