Artificial and Natural Functionalized Biopolyesters: From Macromolecular Skeleton Selection to Property Design by Ester Pendant Groups

摘要

Several types of chemical modification of polyesters have been presented in this paper. This smart chemistry leads to very well defined materials and can be used for specific applications. Polyesters with three different functional groups have been prepared and tested in bone repair and muscle regeneration. Micelles have been prepared and studied for the release of therapeutic agents. Functionalized nanoparticles are under investigation for cancer therapy. Combination of different chemistry domains with biology know-how succeed in perfecting more and more sophisticated and smart devices in the biomedical field.