Book title: Polymer Biocatalysis and Biomaterials II
Editors: Cheng HN, Gross RA
Publisher: American Chemical Society
City: Washington, DC
ISBN: 0-8412-6970-X
Series title: ACS Symposium Series
Volume number: 999
Abstract: A review is given of the authors' work in developing new bioinspired materials, called "bioartificial materials." The key is to understand the interactions between the synthetic and biological systems and to obtain materials where these interactions are optimized prior to their contact with a living tissue. The work shown in this paper provides encouraging indication for the developments of new biomaterials containing synthetic and natural components with improved performances for new applications