TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and application of carbohydrate-containing polymers
AU - Wang, Qun
AU - Dordick, Jonathan S.
AU - Linhardt, Robert J.
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - Polysaccharides and glycoproteins participate in a number of biochemical reactions and cell-cell recognition processes in vivo. Synthetic carbohydrate-based polymers are being increasingly explored as biodegradable, biocompatible, and biorenewable materials for use as water absorbents, chromatographic supports, and medical devices. Moreover, synthetic polymers bearing sugar residues can also offer a good surface for cell attachment and, thus, might be applied to cell recognization events in antimicrobial/viral and tissue engineering. This review presents various synthetic approaches for the preparation of sugar-containing polymers.
AB - Polysaccharides and glycoproteins participate in a number of biochemical reactions and cell-cell recognition processes in vivo. Synthetic carbohydrate-based polymers are being increasingly explored as biodegradable, biocompatible, and biorenewable materials for use as water absorbents, chromatographic supports, and medical devices. Moreover, synthetic polymers bearing sugar residues can also offer a good surface for cell attachment and, thus, might be applied to cell recognization events in antimicrobial/viral and tissue engineering. This review presents various synthetic approaches for the preparation of sugar-containing polymers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036677813&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/cm0200137
DO - 10.1021/cm0200137
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0036677813
SN - 0897-4756
VL - 14
SP - 3232
EP - 3244
JO - Chemistry of Materials
JF - Chemistry of Materials
IS - 8
ER -