Abstract
Recently developed nanocomposite technology permits the development of new materials with improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and various other properties, in comparison with those of a virgin polymer. The nanocomposites based on biodegradable and biocompatible polymers have been used in various biomedical applications such as drug delivery, antimicrobial properties, tissue engineering (TE),wound dressings, stem cell therapy, cancer therapy, cardiac prosthesis, artificial blood vessels, biosensors, and enzyme immobilization. This chapter describes the current developments in the field of TE, particularly regenerative medicine reviews green polymers composites. After a short description of the commonly used biopolymers and their physicochemical characteristics, this chapter presents the preparation, characterization, properties, and applications of nanocomposites 298based on biodegradable polymers. Efficient strategies to design new materials with enhanced properties as compared with classical biomaterials are presented. This offers the possibility to overcome the limitations imposed by synthetic polymers and solves important medical problems. The shape, properties, and functionalization routes of the nanofillers allowed modulation of pursued properties of great importance in regenerative medicine.
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