Latex and natural rubber: recent advances for biomedical applications

dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Karina Luzia
dc.contributor.authorRamlow, Heloisa
dc.contributor.authorFloriano, Juliana Ferreira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Emanoelle Diz
dc.contributor.authorFaita, Fabricio Luiz
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Ricardo Antonio Francisco
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionImperial Coll London
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-30T13:41:55Z
dc.date.available2022-11-30T13:41:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description.abstractRecently, latex (NRL) and natural rubber (NR) from Hevea brasiliensis have emerged as promising biomaterials from renewable sources for biomedical applications. Although some attempts at commercial applications have been made, there is a need to comprehensively document the state-of-the-art of these biopolymers for biomedical applications and regenerative medicine. Here we present the recent advances in the development of NRL and NR as biomedical materials with potential properties including biocompatibility and biodegradability. Due to the angiogenic properties of NRL and NR, well-defined functional materials can be used for drug delivery systems (oral/transdermal), scaffolds for skin and bone regeneration, and dressings for wound healing. The incorporation of drugs, nanoparticles, cells, and others into NRL and NR polymer chains offers a wide range of applications such as dressings with antimicrobial activity and sustained release systems. Concluding remarks on the growth of these biomaterials for biomedical applications and regenerative medicine were discussed.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Engn Quim & Engn Alimentos, Lab Proc & Controle Polimerizacao, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Lab Lnnova, Unidade Pesquisa Expt, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationImperial Coll London, Natl Heart & Lung Inst, Imperial Ctr Translat & Expt Med ICTEM, London, England
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Inst Fis, Lab Alias Pressoes & Mat Avancados, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Botucatu, Lab Lnnova, Unidade Pesquisa Expt, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 432520/2018-0
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 001
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2017/21783-4
dc.format.extent12
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1428.20210114
dc.identifier.citationPolimeros-ciencia E Tecnologia. Sao Carlos: Assoc Brasil Polimeros, v. 32, n. 2, 12 p., 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0104-1428.20210114
dc.identifier.issn0104-1428
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/237685
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000850681000001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAssoc Brasil Polimeros
dc.relation.ispartofPolimeros-ciencia E Tecnologia
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectDrug delivery system
dc.subjectHevea brasiliensis
dc.subjectScaffolds
dc.subjectTissue repair
dc.subjectWound dressing
dc.titleLatex and natural rubber: recent advances for biomedical applicationsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderAssoc Brasil Polimeros

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