Abstract

Biomaterials Made of Biodegradable Polymers

Author(s): Kelvin James*

For the production of bioenergy and biomaterials, biomass represents a plentiful, carbon-neutral renewable resource, and its increased utilisation would meet a number of social demands. The bio refinery, a revolutionary manufacturing idea for transforming renewable biomass into useful fuels and products, is the result of advancements in genetics, biotechnology, process chemistry, and engineering. The production of sustainable biomaterials and bio power that will usher in a new manufacturing paradigm is possible with the integration of agro energy crops and bio refinery manufacturing technologies.

Over the past 20 years, tremendous progress has been achieved in the creation of biodegradable polymeric materials for use in the biomedical field. For the creation of therapeutic devices including temporary prostheses, threedimensional porous scaffolds for tissue engineering, and controlled/sustained release drug delivery vehicles, degradable polymeric biomaterials are the ideal options. To deliver effective therapy, each of these applications requires materials with certain physical, chemical, biological, biomechanical, and degrading qualities. As a result, a wide variety of organic or synthetic polymers that can degrade via an enzymatic or hydrolytic process are being researched for use in biomedical applications.