| Research Center for Medical Polymers and
Biomaterials Our research program is based on a cross disciplinary
approach where aspects of engineering, chemistry, and biology are applied to the field of
Biomaterial. We are focused on the creation of new highly biocompatible &
biodegradable polymers – poly(ester amide)s and poly(ester urethane)s entirely
composed of naturally occurring and non-toxic building blocks (like naturally occurring
amino acids, fatty dicarboxylic acids and diols) through controlled polymer chemistry and
engineering. The polymers created a wide reveal range of mechanical properties from hard
to elastic film-forming. Their hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity balance and bio-degradation
(bio-erosion) rates are varied in a wide range. The polymers created are promising both as
absorbable surgical materials and as polymeric drugs for sustained release local drug
delivery for the treatment of various diseases.
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