Biodegradable Polymers and their Role in Drug
Delivery Systems

Kiran Dhaliwal; Priya Dosanjh

doi:10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002056

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Biodegradable Polymers and their Role in Drug Delivery Systems

Volume 11 - Issue 1

**Kiran Dhaliwal* and Priya Dosanjh**

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- UCL Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, United Kingdom

Received: November 05, 2018; Published: November 16, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002056

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Abstract

Biodegradable polymers are currently limited in their application in engineering of soft tissues because they are too stiff and incompliant. Biodegradable elastomers overcome these limitations; they have ability to recover from multiple deformations. Citric Acid based Biodegradable Polymers (CABEs) are a family of elastomers that have been recently developed. Further developments in this area are still needed but they provide a promising new material that can be used for drug delivery systems.