Volume 291-292, Issue 1 pp. 307-313
Article

Bioapplications of Networks Based on Photo-Cross-Linked Hyperbranched Polymers

Sara Pedrón

Sara Pedrón

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain

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Kristi Anseth

Kristi Anseth

Howard Hughes Institute, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

Department of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

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Julie A. Benton

Julie A. Benton

Department of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

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Paula Bosch

Corresponding Author

Paula Bosch

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain. Fax: (+34) 912 587 484Search for more papers by this author
Carmen Peinado

Carmen Peinado

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain

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First published: 08 June 2010
Citations: 6

Abstract

This article deals with some of the most recent developments in the use of hyperbranched polymers in biomedical applications. Some examples have been selected to show their potential in drug delivery, tissue engineering, imaging technologies and molecular imprinting. Moreover, the preparation of methacrylic networks using chemically-modified hyperbranched polymers as multifunctional macromonomers by photopolymerization is described. The capability to support valve interstitial cell culture was demonstrated and the adhesion and functionality of the cells was related to the mechanical properties of these materials.

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