A Mini Review on the Functional Biomaterials Based on Poly(lactic acid) Stereocomplex |
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| Authors: | Yihan Jing Changyun Quan Bo Liu Qing Jiang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P. R. China;2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology and Biomedical Instruments (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China;3. Department of General Surgery, The Ling Nan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Poly(lactic acid) stereocomplex (sc-PLA) prevails over homo-poly(lactic acid)s in many aspects and showed great potential as biomaterials depending on its extraordinary biological, thermal, and mechanical properties. In the past few years, sc-PLA has gained tremendous attention as a new approach to the development of new types of functional biomaterials. This paper summarizes recent progress in the application of the concept of sc-PLA in the design and fabrication of stabilized nanoparticles and in situ gelling hydrogels for biomedical applications. |
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| Keywords: | Poly(lactic acid) stereocomplex enantiomeric in situ hydrogel nanoparticle |
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