Natural Polymers for Biomedical Applications

1 HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL POLYMERS 2 POLYSACCHARIDES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION 2.1 Sources, Structures and Properties of Alginate 2.2 Sources, Structures and Properties of Cellulose 2.3 Sources, Structures and Properties of Hyaluronic Acid 2.4 Sources, Structures and Properties of Chitosan 2.5 Sources, Structures and Properties of Other Polysaccharides 2.6 Summary 3 POLYPEPTIDES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION 3.1 Sources, Structures and Properties of Collagen 3.2 Sources, Structures and Properties of Gelatin 3.3 Sources, Structures and Properties of Silk Fibroin 3.4 Sources, Structures and Properties of Other Polypeptides 3.5 Summary 4 OTHER KINDS OF NATURAL POLYMERS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION 4.1 Sources, Structures and Properties of Catechins 4.2 Sources, Structures and Properties of Quercetin 4.3 Sources, Structures and Properties of Resveratrol 4.4 Sources, Structures and Properties of Curcumin 4.5 Summary 5 CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK

Prof. Wenguo Cui is a full professor at the Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. He is currently the group leader of Regenerative Biomaterials. His scientific interests are focused on the development of novel biomaterials and nanomaterials for tissue regeneration, drug delivery and disease treatment. So far he has published more than 330 SCI papers (H=64, Citation>14,000, including an over 500 citation articles), one chief editor of 2 book and 10 book chapters as first or corresponding author, and more than 70 patents, many of which were licensed. He worked as PI for three projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and more than ten other grants in Shanghai. Besides, he has won the prize of Fundamental Bone Research Scholar in Chinese Medical Association, the first prize of Scientific and Technological Progress of Shanghai, the second prize of Outstanding Achievement Award in Science Research in the Ministry of Education twice and Chinese Medicine Award and Huaxia Medicine Award, Chinese government and so on. Lei Xiang is pursuing his medical doctorate at the Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. His scientific interests are focused on the development of sports medicine diseases treatment and novel biomaterials and nanomaterials for tissue regeneration. So far he has contributed to 9 SCI papers (Including Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Matter, Advanced Functional Materials).