Polymer-Based Composites: An Indispensable Material for Present and Future Applications

Table 2

Polymer composites for biomedical applications [42].

Polymer composites	Biomedical application
Modified HA/chondroitin sulfate	Skin
Glycoaminoglycoside/collagen
AL/ibuprofen
Polypropylene carbonate (PPC)	Bone
Silk fibroin (SF)/ alginate (AL)/HA
Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLAGA)/calcium phosphate
PLA/ethylcellulose(EC)/ hydroxyapatite (HA)
PCL/bioactive glass (BG) nanoparticles	Wound dressing
Kaolin/polyurethane
Nanocellulose/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP)/
SF/graphene oxide (GO)
Banana peel powder/CS
HA/PLA	Oral tissues
Polyglycolic acid (PGA)
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)
Chitosan	Blood vessels
PCL/gelatin
PVA/bacterial nanocellulose