Issue 17, 2024

Polyimide as a biomedical material: advantages and applications

Abstract

Polyimides (PIs) are a class of polymers characterized by strong covalent bonds, which offer the advantages of high thermal weight, low weight, good electronic properties and superior mechanical properties. They have been successfully used in the fields of microelectronics, aerospace engineering, nanomaterials, lasers, energy storage and painting. Their biomedical applications have attracted extensive attention, and they have been explored for use as an implantable, detectable, and antibacterial material in recent years. This article summarizes the progress of PI in terms of three aspects: synthesis, properties, and application. First, the synthetic strategies of PI are summarized. Next, the properties of PI as a biological or medical material are analyzed. Finally, the applications of PI in electrodes, biosensors, drug delivery systems, bone tissue replacements, face masks or respirators, and antibacterial materials are discussed. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the latest progress in PI, thereby providing a basis for developing new potentially promising materials for medical applications.

Graphical abstract: Polyimide as a biomedical material: advantages and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
07 4 2024
Accepted
03 7 2024
First published
04 7 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2024,6, 4309-4324

Polyimide as a biomedical material: advantages and applications

J. Shu, Z. Zhou, H. Liang and X. Yang, Nanoscale Adv., 2024, 6, 4309 DOI: 10.1039/D4NA00292J

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