Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser - Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Macromol Rapid Commun. 2012 Feb 13;33(3):183-98. doi: 10.1002/marc.201100637. Epub 2011 Dec 13.
Photodegradable polymers constitute an emerging class of materials that finds numerous applications in biotechnology, biomedicine, and nanoscience. This article highlights some of the emerging applications of photodegradable polymers in the form of homopolymers, particles and self-assembled constructs in solution, hydrogels for tissue engineering, and photolabile polymers for biopatterning applications. Novel photochemistries have been combined with controlled polymerization methods, which result in well-defined photodegradable materials that exhibit light mediated and often controlled fragmentation processes.
光降解聚合物是一类新兴的材料，在生物技术、生物医学和纳米科学领域有广泛的应用。本文重点介绍了光降解聚合物在均聚物、颗粒和自组装结构、溶液中的自组装结构、用于组织工程的水凝胶以及用于生物图案化应用的光不稳定聚合物等方面的新兴应用。新的光化学方法与可控聚合方法相结合，产生了具有明确结构的光降解材料，这些材料具有受光调节且通常可控制的断裂过程。
