Biopolymers are natural polymers sourced from plants and animals, which include a variety
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …

This contribution serves as an update to a previous review (Polym. Chem. 2010, 1, 17–36)
and highlights recent applications of thiol–ene 'click'chemistry as an efficient tool for both …

Bulk hydrogels traditionally used for tissue engineering and drug delivery have numerous
limitations, such as restricted injectability and a nanoscale porosity that reduces cell …

Taking advantage of the structural diversity of different biomass resources, recent efforts
were directed towards the synthesis of renewable monomers and polymers, either for the …

Bioprinting technologies have tremendous potential for advancing regenerative medicine
due to the precise spatial control over depositing a printable biomaterial, or bioink. Despite …

Natural polymers, such as polysaccharides and proteins, have been widely studied for
numerous biomedical applications because of their bioactivity, natural origin, and …

Polysaccharide chemistry is enjoying accelerating development thanks to advances in
synthetic techniques, biochemistry and solvents, which enable polysaccharide materials to …

Hyaluronan, the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan, is an important structural
component of many tissues playing a critical role in a variety of biological contexts. This …

Polysaccharides are abundant natural polymers, which in nature are at times covalently
modified with peptides and proteins. Polysaccharide–protein or polysaccharide–peptide …

Hydrogels have emerged as a highly interdisciplinary topic as they play a significant role for
a vast number of applications. They have been studied extensively as materials for contact …