Applications of Polymers for Tissue Regeneration in Medical Treatment

Abstract

Multiple types of damage to human organs can result in dysfunction and incapacity. The importance of tissue repair and regeneration in the medical industry results in high demand for tissue regeneration materials. Since the scaffolds considerably speed up the healing process, the use of tissue engineering scaffolds in the restoration of injured tissues has shown amazing potential. Due to their superior processability and biocompatibility, polymers are frequently used to build three-dimensional scaffolds. However, the main issues that restrict their widespread clinical application are their inadequate mechanical strength and unsuitable degradation rate in the bone regeneration process. Because of their superior mechanical strength, synthetic biodegradable polymer composites are used. In this research, the most frequently used polymers including polycaprolactone (PCL) and gelatine methacrylate (GelMA) were employed to create polymer composite scaffolds. And this research categorized polymer materials for tissue regeneration based on their uses in different human organs and described their physical or chemical properties. The reader is given evaluations of each material as well as prospects.