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Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

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Satchanska, Galina, Davidova, Slavena, Petrov, Petar D.·2024·Polymers
DOI 10.3390/polym16081159PMC PMC11055061
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Natural and synthetic polymers are a versatile platform for developing biomaterials in the biomedical and environmental fields. Natural polymers are organic compounds that are found in nature. The most common natural polymers include polysaccharides, such as alginate, hyaluronic acid, and starch, proteins, e.g., collagen, silk, and fibrin, and bacterial polyesters. Natural polymers have already been applied in numerous sectors, such as carriers for drug delivery, tissue engineering, stem cell morphogenesis, wound healing, regenerative medicine, food packaging, etc. Various synthetic polymers, including poly(lactic acid), poly(acrylic acid), poly(vinyl alcohol), polyethylene glycol, etc., are biocompatible and biodegradable; therefore, they are studied and applied in controlled drug release systems, nano-carriers, tissue engineering, dispersion of bacterial biofilms, gene delivery systems, bio-ink in 3D-printing, textiles in medicine, agriculture, heavy metals removal, and food packaging. In the following review, recent advancements in polymer chemistry, which enable the imparting of specific biomedical functions of polymers, will be discussed in detail, including antiviral, anticancer, and antimicrobial activities. This work contains the authors’ experimental contributions to biomedical and environmental polymer applications. This review is a vast overview of natural and synthetic polymers used in biomedical and environmental fields, polymer synthesis, and isolation methods, critically assessessing their advantages, limitations, and prospects.

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Satchanska, G., Davidova, S., & Petrov, P. D.
Affiliations
  • New Bulgarian University (BG)
  • Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG)
Corresponding author
Satchanska, Galina
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Venue
Polymers
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2024-04-20
Volume
16
Issue
8
Pages
1159
ISSN
2073-4360 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/polym16081159
PMC
PMC11055061
OpenAlex
W4395004493
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585
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Language
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Funders
  • Central Fund for Strategic Development, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria (NBU-CFSR-1837/2024)
  • Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science (NBU-CFSR-1837/2024)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • 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
Keywords
natural polymers, synthetic polymers, biomaterials, polysaccharides, alginate, hyaluronic acid, collagen, bacterial polyesters, biodegradable polymers, drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, regenerative medicine, food packaging, heavy metal removal, gene delivery, bioinks, 3D printing, antimicrobial polymers, antiviral polymers, polymer synthesis

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