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This review highlights recent advances in biomedical polymers for drug delivery, diagnostics, and regenerative medicine. Emerging bioactive polymers show promise for precision cancer therapy, with future directions focused on safer, more effective biomaterials.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomaterials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Biomedical polymers are crucial for advanced medical applications including drug delivery, diagnostics, regenerative medicine, and therapeutics.
  • Recent progress has expanded their utility across diverse biomedical fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in the synthesis and application of biomedical polymers.
  • To discuss the relationship between polymer properties and their functions in biomedical contexts.
  • To highlight emerging bioactive polymers for precision cancer therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of recent literature on biomedical polymers.
  • Analysis of property-function relationships for various applications.
  • Identification and discussion of novel bioactive polymer systems.

Main Results:

  • Significant progress in synthesis and application of biomedical polymers reported.
  • Emerging bioactive polymers (peptide/biomembrane/microorganism/cell-based) show potential for cancer precision therapy.
  • Understanding of property-function relationships is advancing.

Conclusions:

  • Biomedical polymers are versatile materials with expanding applications.
  • Novel bioactive polymers offer new avenues for precision medicine, particularly in oncology.
  • Future research should focus on developing safer, more efficient, and healthier biomedical polymers for clinical translation.