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Progress in depsipeptide-based biomaterials.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20602421     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Polydepsipeptides - alternating copolymers of an alpha-amino acid and an alpha-hydroxy acid - are a group of biodegradable polymers. Versatile polydepsipeptides with or without pendant functional groups, as well as various polymer architectures, for example, providing alternative, random, diblock, triblock, multiblock or graft sequence structures, can be synthesized via ring-opening copolymerization of various morpholine-2,5-dione derivatives. They are potential candidates for a wide range of biomedical applications. Polydepsipeptides are described in this review from the aspect of materials science, especially as biomaterials. We mainly focus on various techniques developed to synthesize polydepsipeptides and their copolymers, biodegradation behaviors, shape-memory properties and possible biomedical applications.
Authors:
Yakai Feng; Jian Lu; Marc Behl; Andreas Lendlein
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Macromolecular bioscience     Volume:  10     ISSN:  1616-5195     ISO Abbreviation:  Macromol Biosci     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-02     Completed Date:  2010-12-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101135941     Medline TA:  Macromol Biosci     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1008-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Weijin Road 92, 300072 Tianjin, China. yakaifeng@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
Depsipeptides / chemistry*,  therapeutic use
Polymers
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biocompatible Materials; 0/Depsipeptides; 0/Polymers

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