Open AccessBiomedical applications of polyphosphazenes
Author(s) -
Ogueri Kenneth S.,
Ogueri Kennedy S.,
Ude Chinedu C.,
Allcock Harry R.,
Laurencin Cato T.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical devices & sensors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-802X
DOI - 10.1002/mds3.10113
Subject(s) - polyphosphazene , nanotechnology , flexibility (engineering) , biomedicine , engineering , materials science , polymer , bioinformatics , management , economics , composite material , biology
Ever since the pioneering research efforts on their utility in biomedicine, polyphosphazene polymers have witnessed enormous growth and expansion in several biomedical applications due to their unique properties. The development of this exceptional biodegradable system with extraordinary design flexibility, property tunability and neutral bioactivity could stimulate an unprecedented paradigm in biomaterial design. Thus, polyphosphazenes are, undoubtedly, the next‐generation biomaterials. This editorial provides a brief perspective on the promising prospects of polyphosphazene‐based biomaterials for medical device technology, focusing mainly on the authors’ work on this particular polymeric system.