Recent Advances in Biopolymeric Composite Materials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicines: A Review

Molecules. 2021 Jan 25;26(3):619. doi: 10.3390/molecules26030619.

Abstract

The polymeric composite material with desirable features can be gained by selecting suitable biopolymers with selected additives to get polymer-filler interaction. Several parameters can be modified according to the design requirements, such as chemical structure, degradation kinetics, and biopolymer composites' mechanical properties. The interfacial interactions between the biopolymer and the nanofiller have substantial control over biopolymer composites' mechanical characteristics. This review focuses on different applications of biopolymeric composites in controlled drug release, tissue engineering, and wound healing with considerable properties. The biopolymeric composite materials are required with advanced and multifunctional properties in the biomedical field and regenerative medicines with a complete analysis of routine biomaterials with enhanced biomedical engineering characteristics. Several studies in the literature on tissue engineering, drug delivery, and wound dressing have been mentioned. These results need to be reviewed for possible development and analysis, which makes an essential study.

Keywords: biopolymers; composite materials; regenerative materials; tissue engineering; wound dressing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Biopolymers / chemistry*
  • Drug Delivery Systems / methods
  • Humans
  • Regenerative Medicine / methods*
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*
  • Wound Healing / drug effects

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Biopolymers