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Jain S, John A, George CE, Johnson RP. Tyrosine-Derived Polymers as Potential Biomaterials: Synthesis Strategies, Properties, and Applications. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:531-565. [PMID: 36702743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Peptide-based polymers are evolving as promising materials for various biomedical applications. Among peptide-based polymers, polytyrosine (PTyr)-based and l-tyrosine (Tyr)-derived polymers are unique, due to their excellent biocompatibility, degradability, and functional as well as engineering properties. To date, different polymerization techniques (ring-opening polymerization, enzymatic polymerization, condensation polymerization, solution-interfacial polymerization, and electropolymerization) have been used to synthesize various PTyr-based and Tyr-derived polymers. Even though the synthesis starts from Tyr, different synthesis routes yield different polymers (polypeptides, polyarylates, polyurethanes, polycarbonates, polyiminocarbonate, and polyphosphates) with unique functional characteristics, and these polymers have been successfully used for various biomedical applications in the past decades. This Review comprehensively describes the synthesis approaches, classification, and properties of various PTyr-based and Tyr-derived polymers employed in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and biosensing applications.
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- Supriya Jain
- Polymer Nanobiomaterial Research Laboratory, Nanoscience and Microfluidics Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India
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- Polymer Nanobiomaterial Research Laboratory, Nanoscience and Microfluidics Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India
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- Polymer Nanobiomaterial Research Laboratory, Nanoscience and Microfluidics Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India
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- Polymer Nanobiomaterial Research Laboratory, Nanoscience and Microfluidics Division, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India
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Hympánová L, Rynkevic R, Román S, Mori da Cunha MG, Mazza E, Zündel M, Urbánková I, Gallego MR, Vange J, Callewaert G, Chapple C, MacNeil S, Deprest J. Assessment of Electrospun and Ultra-lightweight Polypropylene Meshes in the Sheep Model for Vaginal Surgery. Eur Urol Focus 2020; 6:190-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lee DJ. Intraocular Implants for the Treatment of Autoimmune Uveitis. J Funct Biomater 2015; 6:650-66. [PMID: 26264035 PMCID: PMC4598676 DOI: 10.3390/jfb6030650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Uveitis is the third leading cause of blindness in developed countries. Currently, the most widely used treatment of non-infectious uveitis is corticosteroids. Posterior uveitis and macular edema can be treated with intraocular injection of corticosteroids, however, this is problematic in chronic cases because of the need for repeat injections. Another option is systemic immunosuppressive therapies that have their own undesirable side effects. These systemic therapies result in a widespread suppression of the entire immune system, leaving the patient susceptible to infection. Therefore, an effective localized treatment option is preferred. With the recent advances in bioengineering, biodegradable polymers that allow for a slow sustained-release of a medication. These advances have culminated in drug delivery implants that are food and drug administration (FDA) approved for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. In this review, we discuss the types of ocular implants available and some of the polymers used, implants used for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis, and bioengineered alternatives that are on the horizon.
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- Darren J Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology/Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 608 Stanton L. Young Blvd, DMEI PA404, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Kim J, Magno MHR, Waters H, Doll BA, McBride S, Alvarez P, Darr A, Vasanji A, Kohn J, Hollinger JO. Bone Regeneration in a Rabbit Critical-Sized Calvarial Model Using Tyrosine-Derived Polycarbonate Scaffolds. Tissue Eng Part A 2012; 18:1132-9. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2011.0582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Jinku Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bone Tissue Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Head and Neck Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bone Tissue Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bone Tissue Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Biomedical Imaging and Analysis Core, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Bone Tissue Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Ulery BD, Nair LS, Laurencin CT. Biomedical Applications of Biodegradable Polymers. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE. PART B, POLYMER PHYSICS 2011; 49:832-864. [PMID: 21769165 PMCID: PMC3136871 DOI: 10.1002/polb.22259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1169] [Impact Index Per Article: 89.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant advantage of being able to be broken down and removed after they have served their function. Applications are wide ranging with degradable polymers being used clinically as surgical sutures and implants. In order to fit functional demand, materials with desired physical, chemical, biological, biomechanical and degradation properties must be selected. Fortunately, a wide range of natural and synthetic degradable polymers has been investigated for biomedical applications with novel materials constantly being developed to meet new challenges. This review summarizes the most recent advances in the field over the past 4 years, specifically highlighting new and interesting discoveries in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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- Bret D. Ulery
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
- Institute of Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
- Institute of Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
- Department of Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06268
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
- Institute of Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06030
- Department of Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06268
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Aamer KA, Genson KL, Kohn J, Becker ML. Impact of polymer-bound iodine on fibronectin adsorption and osteoblast cell morphology in radiopaque medical polymers: tyrosine-derived polycarbonate blends as a model system. Biomacromolecules 2009; 10:2418-26. [PMID: 19645443 DOI: 10.1021/bm900327b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Imaging of polymer implants during surgical implantations is challenging in that most materials lack sufficient X-ray contrast. Synthetic derivatization with iodine serves to increase the scattering contrast but results in distinct physicochemical properties in the material which influence subsequent protein adsorption and cell morphology behavior. Herein we report the impact of increasing iodine inclusion on the cell morphology (cell area and shape) of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts on a series of homopolymers and discrete blend thin films of poly(desaminotyrosyl tyrosine ethyl ester carbonate), poly(DTE carbonate), and an iodinated analogue poly(I(2)-DTE carbonate). Cell morphology is correlated to film chemical composition via measuring fibronectin (FN) adhesion protein adsorption profile on these films. FN exhibits up to 2-fold greater adsorption affinity for poly(I(2)-DTE carbonate) than (poly(DTE carbonate)). A correlation was established between cell area, roundness, and the measured FN adsorption profile on the blend films up to 75% by mass poly(I(2)-DTE carbonate). Data suggest that incorporation of iodine within the polymer backbone has a distinct impact on the way FN proteins adsorb to the surface and within the studied blend systems; the effect is composition dependent.
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- Khaled A Aamer
- Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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Many innovative technology platforms for promoting bone regeneration have been developed. A common theme among these is the use of scaffolds to provide mechanical support and osteoconduction. Scaffolds can be either ceramic or polymer-based, or composites of both classes of material. Both ceramics and polymers have their own merits and drawbacks, and a better solution may be to synergize the advantageous properties of both materials within composite scaffolds. In this current review, after a brief introduction of the anatomy and physiology of bone, different strategies of fabricating polymeric scaffolds for bone regeneration, including traditional and solid free-form fabrication, are critically discussed and compared, while focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of individual techniques.
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- Zigang Ge
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People's Republic of China.
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Asikainen AJ, Noponen J, Lindqvist C, Pelto M, Kellomäki M, Juuti H, Pihlajamäki H, Suuronen R. Tyrosine-derived polycarbonate membrane in treating mandibular bone defects. An experimental study. J R Soc Interface 2007; 3:629-35. [PMID: 16971331 PMCID: PMC1664657 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This study was designed to evaluate the suitability of a novel bioabsorbable material in treating bone defects. A poly(desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine-ethyl ester carbonate) (PDTE carbonate) membrane (thickness 0.2-0.3 mm) was implanted into the mandibular angle of 20 New Zealand White rabbits to cover a through-and-through defect (12 x 6 mm). In group 1, the defects were left unfilled but covered with membrane and in group 2 the defects were filled with bioactive glass mesh and covered with membrane, too. Controls were left uncovered and unfilled. The animals were followed for 6, 12, 24 and 52 weeks, respectively. The material was evaluated by qualitative analysis of histological reactions and newly formed bone. We found that PDTE carbonate elicited a modest foreign body reaction in the tissues, which was uniform throughout the study. New bone formation was seen in all samples after six weeks. Group 1 had more new bone formation until 24 weeks and after this the difference settled. Based on findings of this study it was concluded that PDTE carbonate membranes have good biocompatibility and are sufficient to enhance bone growth without additional supportive matrix.
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- Antti J Asikainen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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