Visible light-curable polymers for biomedical applications  

作　　者：ZHOU Di ITO Yoshihiro 

机构地区：[1]Emergent Bioengineering Materials Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science [2]Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Engineering,Changshu Institute of Technology

出　　处：《Science China Chemistry》2014年第4期510-521,共12页中国科学（化学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Foreign Postdoctoral Researcher program of RIKEN and JSPS KAKENHI(22220009)

摘　　要：Photocurable systems, which offer advantages such as microfabrication and in situ fabrication, have been widely used as dental restorative materials. Because the visible light-curable(VLC) system causes no biological damage, it is popular as a dental material and is being investigated by many researchers for other medical applications. Here, the principle of the VLC system is explained and recent progress in key components including photoinitiators, monomers, macromers, and prepolymers is discussed. Finally, biomedical applications for drug delivery and soft tissue engineering are reviewed. Considering the recent development of VLC systems, its importance in the field of medical applications is expected to continue to increase in the future.Photocurable systems, which offer advantages such as microfabrication and in situ fabrication, have been widely used as dental restorative materials. Because the visible light-curable （VLC） system causes no biological damage, it is popular as a dental material and is being investigated by many researchers for other medical applications. Here, the principle of the VLC system is explained and recent progress in key components including photoinitiators, monomers, macromers, and prepolymers is discussed. Finally, biomedical applications for drug delivery and soft tissue engineering are reviewed. Considering the recent de- velopment of VLC systems, its importance in the field of medical applications is expected to continue to increase in the future.

关 键 词：visible light PHOTOCURING PHOTOINITIATOR POLYMER BIOMEDICINE 

分 类 号：TQ317[化学工程—高聚物工业]