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Inorganic Polyphosphates: From Basic Research to Medical Application

Inorganic Polyphosphates: From Basic Research to Medical Application

Müller, Werner E. G.
Suess, Patrick
Schröder, Heinz C.

Hardcover

Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, Book 61

Medical ReferenceTechnology & EngineeringBiology

ISBN10: 3031012364
ISBN13: 9783031012365
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jun 15 2022
Pages: 189
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This volume focuses on the biomedical aspects of inorganic polyphosphates, a family of unique bio-inorganic polymers.

In recent years, great advances have been made in understanding the development, metabolism, and physiological role of inorganic polyphosphates. These energy-rich polymers, which consist of long chains of phosphate units, are evolutionary old molecules. The acidocalcisomes, conserved organelles from bacteria to humans, as well as the mitochondria play a central role in polyphosphate production and storage. Polyphosphates have been assigned multiple functions, some of which are closely related to medically important processes, such as blood coagulation and fibrinolysis, energy metabolism, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, chaperon function, microvascularization, stress response, neurodegeneration and aging. The development of bioinspired polyphosphate particles, in combination with suitable hydrogel-forming polymers enabled the development of new strategies in regenerative medicine, in particular for hard and soft tissue repair, but also in drug delivery and antimicrobial defense.

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