Some examples of synthetic polymers used for preparation of nanocomposites for biomedical applications. 

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... family "polyheterocycles" contains the CPs of interest to researchers, e.g., polypyrrole, polyaniline [5,6], polythiophene [7][8][9][10] and their derivatives. The classification of CPs is given in Figure 1 and some examples of CPs are given in Figure 2. Table 1 lists biomedical applications of some CPs [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. This chapter is inspired by excellent reviews by Cartmell et al. and Kaur et al. [1, 2]. ...

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... can easily seep through the leaky vessel wall surrounding the tumor, and can be accumulated in higher concentrations (because of the pathophysiological differences between normal and abnormal tumor tissues referred as enhanced permeability and retention effect or EPR) in tumors for prolonged times [3]. NP can be modified by different entities and by various ways, for applications in different areas ( Figure 1). Biopolymers are considered suitable for clinical applications. ...

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... polymers can be derived from different sources. Several kinds of biodegradable polymers used in drug delivery are summarized in Figure 1. ...

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... this sense, it is quite relevant to study the pharmacokinetics (PK) and biodistribution of BNPs to understand and try to predict their efficacy and safety or side effects. Typically, the PK profile is mostly determined by the analysis of physicochemical properties of BNPs, such as size and shape, charge, and surface chemistry ( Figure 10) [41]. ...

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... specifically, it is correct to talk about biopolymeric NPs when the matrix or skeleton of these entities is a biopolymer. Regarding the architecture of these nanodevices, it is possible to obtain matrix NPs (solid particles, nanospheres), where the active ingredient is ideally homogeneously distributed all over the polymeric matrix (Figure 1 A), ...

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... (Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Nanoparticles 95 as well as nanocapsules, which are characterized by a core-shell structure where the drug is located in the core cavity (Figure 1 B) [4]. ...

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... study demonstrated that the sundew inspired hydrogels have potential wound healing ability as well as superior adhesive strength and resistance to shearing. Figure 1 showed the ability of these hydrogels in vivo [32]. Results of in vivo wound-healing studies and histological analysis for control, sodium alginate, gum arabic, S1G1, and S1G1Ca10 samples. ...

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... changes brought about by the reaction between the selective biological layer and an analyte/analytes are converted into a signal (electrical or optical) by a transducer, which is then measured with the help of a light-sensitive or an electronic device. Biosensors are chemical sensors in Figure 1. Electrochemical working mechanism of the biosensor. ...