REVIEW
Photopolymerizable materials for biocompatible implantable matrices
1 Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Moscow, Russia
2 Federal Scientific Research Center “Crystallography and Photonics”, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
3 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Irina S. Rudik
Timura Frunze, 16/1, k. 112, Moscow, 119021, Russia; ur.siinc@si_kidur
Author contribution: Rudik IS — literature data acquisition, analysis, systematization, review planning and writing; Mironov AV — literature data acquisition, editing, writing the conclusion; Kuznetsova VS — peer review; Vasiliev AV — review planning, structurization, peer review.
The review considers photopolymerizable compositions based on biocompatible polymers for regenerative medicine. Assessment of the physical-mechanical and biological properties of photopolymerizable polymeric matrices, polyethyleneglycol, lactic acid, collagen, and hyaluronic acid, as well as of the effectiveness and toxicity of various photoinitiator supplements has been performed. Mechanical properties and degradation rate of the photopolymerizable matrices are ensured by selection of proportions of methacrylated mono-, oligo-, and polymers these consist of, while their toxicity largely depends on the photoinitiator systems used. It has been concluded that it is necessary to search for and develop the methods to obtain photopolymerizable polymeric matrices by using the compounds capable of initiating radical polymerization with lower toxic effect.
Keywords: biocompatible polymers, photoinitiators, matrices