Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382355, India.
Biomater Sci. 2024 Jul 9;12(14):3565-3581. doi: 10.1039/d4bm00376d.
The field of biomaterials is a continuously evolving interdisciplinary field encompassing biological sciences, materials sciences, chemical sciences, and physical sciences with a multitude of applications realized every year. However, different biomaterials developed for different applications have unique challenges in the form of biological barriers, and addressing these challenges simultaneously is also a challenge. Nevertheless, immense progress has been made through the development of novel materials with minimal adverse effects such as DNA nanostructures, specific synthesis strategies based on supramolecular chemistry, and modulating the shortcomings of existing biomaterials through effective functionalization techniques. This review discusses all these aspects of biomaterials, including the challenges at each level of their development and application, proposed countermeasures for these challenges, and some future directions that may have potential benefits.
生物材料领域是一个不断发展的跨学科领域,涵盖了生物科学、材料科学、化学科学和物理科学,每年都有大量的应用实现。然而,为不同应用开发的不同生物材料在生物屏障方面存在独特的挑战,同时解决这些挑战也是一个挑战。尽管如此,通过开发具有最小副作用的新型材料,如 DNA 纳米结构、基于超分子化学的特定合成策略,以及通过有效的功能化技术来调节现有生物材料的缺点,已经取得了巨大的进展。本文综述了生物材料的所有这些方面,包括其在开发和应用的各个层面所面临的挑战、针对这些挑战提出的对策,以及一些可能具有潜在益处的未来发展方向。