Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications
Light-initiated polymerization processes are currently an important tool in various industrial fields. The advancement of technology has resulted in the use of photopolymerization in various biomedical applications, such as the production of 3D hydrogel structures, the encapsulation of cells, and in...
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| description | Light-initiated polymerization processes are currently an important tool in various industrial fields. The advancement of technology has resulted in the use of photopolymerization in various biomedical applications, such as the production of 3D hydrogel structures, the encapsulation of cells, and in drug delivery systems. The use of photopolymerization processes requires an appropriate initiating system that, in biomedical applications, must meet additional criteria such as high water solubility, non-toxicity to cells, and compatibility with visible low-power light sources. This article is a literature review on those compounds that act as photoinitiators of photopolymerization processes in biomedical applications. The division of initiators according to the method of photoinitiation was described and the related mechanisms were discussed. Examples from each group of photoinitiators are presented, and their benefits, limitations, and applications are outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82f27bac47f64d82a32ccbcee3d13a2a2023-11-19T23:44:21ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602020-05-01125107310.3390/polym12051073Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical ApplicationsWiktoria Tomal0Joanna Ortyl1Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Krakow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Krakow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, PolandLight-initiated polymerization processes are currently an important tool in various industrial fields. The advancement of technology has resulted in the use of photopolymerization in various biomedical applications, such as the production of 3D hydrogel structures, the encapsulation of cells, and in drug delivery systems. The use of photopolymerization processes requires an appropriate initiating system that, in biomedical applications, must meet additional criteria such as high water solubility, non-toxicity to cells, and compatibility with visible low-power light sources. This article is a literature review on those compounds that act as photoinitiators of photopolymerization processes in biomedical applications. The division of initiators according to the method of photoinitiation was described and the related mechanisms were discussed. Examples from each group of photoinitiators are presented, and their benefits, limitations, and applications are outlined.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/5/1073water-soluble photoinitiatorstype I photoinitiatorstype II photoinitiatorstwo-photon initiators (2PP)photopolymerizationbiomedical applications |
| spellingShingle | Wiktoria Tomal Joanna Ortyl Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications Polymers water-soluble photoinitiators type I photoinitiators type II photoinitiators two-photon initiators (2PP) photopolymerization biomedical applications |
| title | Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications |
| title_full | Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications |
| title_fullStr | Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications |
| title_short | Water-Soluble Photoinitiators in Biomedical Applications |
| title_sort | water soluble photoinitiators in biomedical applications |
| topic | water-soluble photoinitiators type I photoinitiators type II photoinitiators two-photon initiators (2PP) photopolymerization biomedical applications |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/5/1073 |
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