Abstract
Polymeric biomaterials are one of the bases of tissue engineering. A wide range of materials has been used in medical field. Biomaterials have been used from ancient civilization of human history. With the advancement of synthetic and natural biomaterials, it has led to the development of stimuli-responsive biomaterials known as “smart biomaterials.” Smart polymeric biomaterials are more biocompatible, biodegradable, and similar to human body tissue. Smart polymer may be synthetic or natural. These polymers may be temperature, light, enzyme, pH, magnetic effect, etc., sensitive and stimuli specific. These polymers have been used in the development of various medical devices, artificial organs and organ parts, and targeted and controlled drug delivery with effect of specificity of biomaterials. More advanced and smart biomaterials will be developed with changing in present structure of biomaterials in future. This chapter is focused on the development of smart biomaterials. It discusses natural and synthetic polymers used in their preparation and the most recent applications as biomaterials.
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