Biodegradable Polyesters: Synthesis, Properties, Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 4400
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Biophysics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Interests: polyesters; biodegradable polymers; polymer modification; polymer processing; polymer degradation; composites; slow-release formulations
Interests: biodegradable polymers; biocompatible polymers; cellular and tissue engineering; composites; polymer degradation; slow-release formulations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biodegradable polyesters are one of the most important classes of biodegradable polymers, obtained biotechnologically (bacterial PHA), chemically from biotechnologically obtained precursors (e.g., PLA), or purely by chemical synthesis, and can potentially be applied in regenerative medicine (due to the biocompatibility of the main representatives of the group), in manufacturing of packaging materials and other products with a short shelf life, and in the development of controlled delivery systems for medicines and other biologically active agents.
For medical purposes, polymer materials are usually used in the form of scaffolds, films and various hybrid forms, including composites, obtained by various techniques, such as electrospinning, solution casting, molding, etc. The studied polymers and approaches to their processing imply obtaining materials with specified medically important properties.
The use of biodegradable polyesters for the manufacturing of products with a limited shelf life requires maintaining necessary physical and mechanical properties of such products during their use and understanding the timing and mechanisms of their degradation after its completion.
The use of polyester forms (usually granules, micro- or nanoparticles) as carriers for biologically active agents involves the study of the release mechanisms of active components as a result of the diffusion or degradation of the polymer matrix, which depends on the nature of the carrier and environmental conditions.
The main topics of the current Special Issue include:
- The biological and chemical synthesis of biodegradable polyesters, including copolymers;
- The physico-chemical modification of polyesters and polymer structures to improve their properties and performance characteristics;
- Methods of processing polyesters and polyester-based composites into materials and products with specified properties;
- In vitro, in vivo, and clinical trials of newly designed polymer materials;
- Patterns of the microbial and non-biological degradation of polyesters;
- Release patterns of biologically active agents from controlled delivery systems;
- Topical reviews on the current state and challenges in the field of synthesis, processing, and application of polyesters.
Dr. Anatoly Boyandin
Dr. Anna Sukhanova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodegradable polyesters
- biomaterials
- polymer synthesis
- polymer modification
- polymer processing
- composites
- biomedical materials
- polymer degradation
- slow-release systems
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