BİYOMEDİKAL UYGULAMALARDA KULLANILAN MİKROBİYAL BİYOPOLİMERLERE BAKIŞ

Abstract

Microbial biopolymers are products of living organisms include microorganism, plant etc. They could be biodegradable, biocompatible, non or low toxic and show anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. They have been grouped in polysaccharide, lipid and protein. Microbial biopolymers are important source as biomaterials in variable sectors consist of biomedical applications, tissue engineering, food industry, wound repair system, and also drug delivery. Therefore, the selection criteria are vital for these areas because these materials use for shaping of medical implants. These criteria should be elected passive and inert for safe and long-term implant in medical applications. In this review, biopolymers derivatives from microorganisms are handled especially alginate, chitin, chitosan, levan, polyhydroxalkanoates, hyaluronic acid and this review has highlighted the potential of microbial biopolymers in the field of biomedical research. For biomedical applications, the economic factors, biosynthesis, and characteristics of these polymers have been examined. The ability of microbial biopolymers to be extraordinarily variable and to have induced features makes them advantageous for solving issues in biomedical research. Microbial biopolymers can be used to arrange sustainable processes in a range of medical applications, including tissue engineering, the development of medical devices, drug delivery, cancer therapy, and wound healing. Therefore, these biopolymers historical past, properties and extraction methods and application approach were emphasized.