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Bioadhesives: A Review
Author(s) -
Khanlari Samaneh,
Dubé Marc A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
macromolecular reaction engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1862-8338
pISSN - 1862-832X
DOI - 10.1002/mren.201300114
Subject(s) - drug delivery , biocompatible material , biomedical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , medicine , materials science
Bioadhesives are high molecular weight, biocompatible, biodegradable polymers used to join two surfaces where at least one of them is a living tissue. Bioadhesives are used for two main purposes, first as a replacement for surgical sutures and second as a substitute for traditional drug dosage systems. There are several considerations and issues associated with the use of biopolymers in suture‐less surgery as well as in drug delivery systems. Herein is presented a review of bioadhesives; the focus being on the adhesive properties. Bioadhesives for tissue joining are considered first, along with their main characteristics and advantages. That is followed by a discussion on the use of bioadhesives as drug carriers for efficient drug delivery.