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Polyphenol-Based Functional Materials: Structural Insights, Composite Strategies, and Biomedical Applications.

Songwen Xue¹, Wen Tan¹, Shuifang Mao¹

¹College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Agri-Food Resources and High-value Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.

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Polyphenols, natural compounds with diverse biological activities, can be engineered into advanced nanomaterials. These materials offer potential for precision medicine and regenerative therapies.

Keywords:

biomedical applications functional materials polyphenol self‐assembly

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Pharmaceutical Science

Background:

Polyphenols exhibit potent biological activities, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antitumor properties.
Their chemical structure allows for diverse non-covalent and covalent interactions, enabling material functionalization.

Purpose of the Study:

To review polyphenol sources, structures, activities, and interaction mechanisms with biomaterials.
To highlight the design and applications of polyphenol-based nanomaterials for therapeutic interventions.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of literature on polyphenol-biomaterial interactions.
Analysis of polyphenol chemical properties and their role in material design.
Exploration of applications in drug delivery, regenerative medicine, and precision therapeutics.

Main Results:

Polyphenols can be integrated with various biomaterials (metals, polysaccharides, proteins) to enhance properties.
Polyphenol-based nanomaterials, scaffolds, and drug delivery systems show promise for modulating cellular responses.
These materials offer potential for regenerative medicine and precision therapeutic interventions.

Conclusions:

Polyphenol-based functional materials hold significant translational potential in medicine.
Key challenges include optimizing stability, responsiveness, and release kinetics for clinical applications.