Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
- Cited by SciELO
- Access statistics
Related links
- Similars in SciELO
Share
Revista mexicana de ingeniería biomédica
On-line version ISSN 2395-9126Print version ISSN 0188-9532
Abstract
FLORES VALDEZ, Juanita Daria et al. Hydroxyapatite and Biopolymer Composites with Promising Biomedical Applications. Rev. mex. ing. bioméd [online]. 2022, vol.43, n.2, 1245. Epub Oct 31, 2022. ISSN 2395-9126. https://doi.org/10.17488/rmib.43.2.1.
The purpose of tissue engineering (regenerative medicine) is to develop materials that replace human tissue, having as main characteristics' biodegradability, biocompatibility, no toxicity, osteoconductivity, which lead to cell maturation and proliferation. Due to the importance of the development of this type of materials, several researchers have used biopolymers and calcium phosphate salts (hydroxyapatite) as composites to be used in this area as drug releases, scaffolds, implants, among others. Different biopolymers can be suitable for this type of application, in this work we have described the most widely used biopolymers for biomedical purposes, such as alginate, collagen, gellan gum, chitosan, and polylactic acid, in addition to a detailed description of hydroxyapatite, biopolymers, as well as biopolymer/hydroxyapatite composites, to highlight their potential and the most relevant characteristics of these materials.
Keywords : Composites; Hydroxyapatite; Biopolymers.