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Incorporation of heparin into biomaterials

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Sakiyama-Elbert, Shelly E.·2014·Acta Biomaterialia

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This review provides an overview of the incorporation of heparin into biomaterials with a focus on drug delivery and the use of heparin-based biomaterials for self-assembly of polymer networks. Heparin conjugation to biomaterials was originally explored to reduce the thrombogenicity of materials in contact with blood. Many of the conjugation strategies that were developed for these applications are still popular today for other applications. More recently heparin has been conjugated to biomaterials for drug delivery applications. Many of the delivery approaches have taken advantage of the ability of heparin to bind to a wide variety of growth factors, protecting them from degradation and potentiating interactions with cell surface receptors. More recently, the use of heparin as a base polymer for scaffold fabrication has also been explored, often utilizing non-covalent binding of heparin with peptides or proteins to promote self-assembly of hydrogel networks. This review will highlight recent advances in each of these areas.

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Authors
Sakiyama-Elbert, S. E.
Venue
Acta Biomaterialia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-04
Volume
10
Issue
4
Pages
1581-1587
ISSN
1742-7061 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053179045
Cited by
222
References
98
Citations by year
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0.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Acta Biomaterialia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS051454)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Surfaces, Coatings and Films › Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Keywords
heparin, biomaterials, drug delivery, thrombogenicity, heparin conjugation, growth factor binding, hydrogels, self-assembly, scaffolds, antithrombotic coatings
MeSH terms
Animals, Biocompatible Materials, Cell Differentiation, Heparin, Humans, Polymers, Drug Delivery Systems, Biomimetic Materials

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