ABSTRACT
Polymers as the Greek origin of the word dictates (polymers-poly = πολυ´ς = many, mers = με´ρη = parts) are long-chain molecules that are composed of a large number of small repeating units (monomers). Because polymers are so much bigger compared to the repeating units, their characteristics are much more complex than those of the repeating units. —ese characteristics determine their properties and consequentially their properties aŸect their biomedical applications.
