Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application

The application of biomaterials in biomedicine currently suffers some drawbacks, such as inflammation and immunological responses due to mismatching and/or limited compatibility. Biomaterials that are cross-linked with citric acid (CA), also called citrate-based biomaterials (CBBs), have exhibited a...

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Main Authors: Salihu, Rabiu, Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan, Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq, Ismail, Norjihada Izzah, Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf, Jusoh, Norhana, Mohamad, Mohd Riduan
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author Salihu, Rabiu
Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan
Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
Ismail, Norjihada Izzah
Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf
Jusoh, Norhana
Mohamad, Mohd Riduan
author_facet Salihu, Rabiu
Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan
Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
Ismail, Norjihada Izzah
Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf
Jusoh, Norhana
Mohamad, Mohd Riduan
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description The application of biomaterials in biomedicine currently suffers some drawbacks, such as inflammation and immunological responses due to mismatching and/or limited compatibility. Biomaterials that are cross-linked with citric acid (CA), also called citrate-based biomaterials (CBBs), have exhibited advanced in-vitro and in-vivo material properties that make them suitable for various biomedical applications. Tunable mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biofunctionality are among other factors that make CBBs interesting in this field. To emphasize the safety and greenness nature of CA, in this review, we have highlighted the history, potential considerations of exploration, and a summarized stage-wise criterion for developing CBBs. We also discuss several points of view about the application of CA and CBBs in many different aspects of biomedicine, such as in tissue engineering, cancer therapy, and wound dressings.
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spelling uthm-62992022-01-30T01:13:52Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6299/ Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application Salihu, Rabiu Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Ismail, Norjihada Izzah Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf Jusoh, Norhana Mohamad, Mohd Riduan R856-857 Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation T Technology (General) The application of biomaterials in biomedicine currently suffers some drawbacks, such as inflammation and immunological responses due to mismatching and/or limited compatibility. Biomaterials that are cross-linked with citric acid (CA), also called citrate-based biomaterials (CBBs), have exhibited advanced in-vitro and in-vivo material properties that make them suitable for various biomedical applications. Tunable mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biofunctionality are among other factors that make CBBs interesting in this field. To emphasize the safety and greenness nature of CA, in this review, we have highlighted the history, potential considerations of exploration, and a summarized stage-wise criterion for developing CBBs. We also discuss several points of view about the application of CA and CBBs in many different aspects of biomedicine, such as in tissue engineering, cancer therapy, and wound dressings. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6299/1/J12909_e9d2dda8f193934e03fc6cfaa21658ae.pdf Salihu, Rabiu and Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan and Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana and Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq and Ismail, Norjihada Izzah and Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf and Jusoh, Norhana and Mohamad, Mohd Riduan (2021) Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application. European Polymer Journal, 146 (5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110271
spellingShingle R856-857 Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation
T Technology (General)
Salihu, Rabiu
Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan
Ahmad Zawawi, Nurliyana
Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
Ismail, Norjihada Izzah
Mat Nayan, Nadirul Hasraf
Jusoh, Norhana
Mohamad, Mohd Riduan
Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title_full Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title_fullStr Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title_full_unstemmed Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title_short Citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
title_sort citric acid: a green cross-linker of biomaterials for biomedical application
topic R856-857 Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation
T Technology (General)
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