Benefícios da utilização de biomateriais de origem natural em medicamentos e produtos de saúde
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2021
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Sabemos que, desde a antiguidade, o homem tenta identificar novos materiais,
existentes na natureza, capazes de ser aplicados na prevenção e tratamento de diferentes doenças.
Com o emergir das investigações, assistiu-se a uma evolução demarcada nos materiais empregues, culminando na sua utilização em diferentes setores das áreas médica e farmacêutica.
Neste âmbito, subjacente e agregado a este desenvolvimento, surgem concomitantemente um conjunto de materiais que necessitam de cumprir diferentes requisitos,
de forma a ser equacionada a sua utilização diária, oferecendo as melhores propriedades terapêuticas, com a menor quantidade de efeitos adversos.
Atualmente, os biomateriais de origem natural podem ser agrupados em três grupos distintos: os de base proteica, onde se incluem o colagénio e a elastina, os de base polimérica,
que agrupam o ácido hialurónico e a heparina, e os minerais, dos quais faz parte a biosílica.
Neste contexto e perante os diversos estudos e pesquisas existentes até ao momento,
remetemos para a importância da investigação e utilização de estruturas de pequenas dimensões que conferem melhores propriedades e novos propósitos.
No que concerne ao estudo e investigação de biomateriais, sabemos que existem vários centros de investigação e empresas a atuar neste sector. Consequentemente, podemos inferir que se aguarda, num futuro próximo, o emergir de novos biomateriais, de menores dimensões e de maior especificidade.
Since the ancient times it is known that Mankind has tried to identify new materials in Nature capable of preventing and treating several illnesses. With the dawn of the modern age and technology there was a clear evolution in the materials used, resulting in its utilization in different sectors of the medical and pharmaceutical fields. As a result of this development an ensemble of materials arises that need to fulfil different requisites, so that they can be utilized daily, offering the best therapeutical properties while having the least amount of adverse side effects. Currently biomaterials of a natural origin are grouped into three distinct categories: protein based such as collagen and elastin; polymer based such as hyaluronic acid and heparin; and mineral based like biosilica. In this context and in the face of several studies and research, so far, there is a clear emphasis on the importance of research and use of small dimension structure that present better properties and new purposes. Concerning the study and investigation of biomaterials, we know that several research centers and companies operate in this field. As such we can predict that in the near future, new biomaterial with smaller dimensions and greater specificity, will emerge.
Since the ancient times it is known that Mankind has tried to identify new materials in Nature capable of preventing and treating several illnesses. With the dawn of the modern age and technology there was a clear evolution in the materials used, resulting in its utilization in different sectors of the medical and pharmaceutical fields. As a result of this development an ensemble of materials arises that need to fulfil different requisites, so that they can be utilized daily, offering the best therapeutical properties while having the least amount of adverse side effects. Currently biomaterials of a natural origin are grouped into three distinct categories: protein based such as collagen and elastin; polymer based such as hyaluronic acid and heparin; and mineral based like biosilica. In this context and in the face of several studies and research, so far, there is a clear emphasis on the importance of research and use of small dimension structure that present better properties and new purposes. Concerning the study and investigation of biomaterials, we know that several research centers and companies operate in this field. As such we can predict that in the near future, new biomaterial with smaller dimensions and greater specificity, will emerge.
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Orientação: Catarina Rosado
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MESTRADO INTEGRADO EM CIÊNCIAS FARMACÊUTICAS, CIÊNCIAS FARMACÊUTICAS, NANOTECNOLOGIA, BIOMATERIAIS, BIOMEDICINA, PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, BIOMATERIALS, NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOMEDICINE