Open AccessMonolithic biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering
Author(s) -
Buchmeiser Michael R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.23328
Subject(s) - biocompatible material , tissue engineering , polymer , nanotechnology , polymer science , materials science , biodegradable polymer , chemistry , biomedical engineering , engineering , composite material
Abstract The state of the art in polymeric materials for tissue engineering as well as the needs and concerns for future medical applications are outlined and discussed and brought into relation to recent developments in polymer chemistry. Particularly, the recent developments in micro‐ and nano‐structured polymeric monoliths designed for these purposes will be discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2219–2227, 2009