TY - CHAP
T1 - Polymeric materials for autoimmune diseases
AU - Varaprasad, Kokkarachedu
AU - Karthikeyan, Chandrasekaran
AU - Briones, Rodrigo
AU - Jayaramudu, Tippabattini
AU - Sadiku, Emmanuel Rotimi
AU - Núñez, Dariela
AU - Sisubalan, Natarajan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - In recent decades the autoimmune system’s response to macromolecules, which governs the body’s immune response to implants of therapeutics, has been a critical area of research. For these reasons, polymers have been used in the preparation of innovative biomaterials for biomedical applications, mainly in immunology, to control autoimmune diseases and enhance health. Polymers can improve the physicochemical and biological (immune response and other medical) characteristics of the biomaterials. This chapter addresses the importance of several available natural and synthetic polymers and their biomaterials for antigen delivery for the control of autoimmune diseases.
AB - In recent decades the autoimmune system’s response to macromolecules, which governs the body’s immune response to implants of therapeutics, has been a critical area of research. For these reasons, polymers have been used in the preparation of innovative biomaterials for biomedical applications, mainly in immunology, to control autoimmune diseases and enhance health. Polymers can improve the physicochemical and biological (immune response and other medical) characteristics of the biomaterials. This chapter addresses the importance of several available natural and synthetic polymers and their biomaterials for antigen delivery for the control of autoimmune diseases.
KW - antigen
KW - autoimmune diseases
KW - immunology
KW - Natural polymers
KW - synthetic polymers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137901492&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-85233-3.00013-6
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-85233-3.00013-6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85137901492
SN - 9780323852340
SP - 403
EP - 425
BT - Polymeric Biomaterials for Healthcare Applications
PB - Elsevier
ER -