Biofunctionalisation Explained

In the field of bioengineering, biofunctionalisation (or biofunctionalization) is the modification of a material to have biological function and/or stimulus, whether permanent or temporary, while at the same time being biologically compatible.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Various types of medical implants are designed to biofunctionalize so that they can replace or repair a defective biological function ^[4] and are accepted by the host organism.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Gübitz G, Nyanhongo GS, Walter S . Biofunctionalization of Polymers and their Applications (Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology) . Springer . Berlin . 2011 . 978-3-642-21948-1 .
2. Book: Kumar CSSR . Biofunctionalization of Nanomaterials (Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences) . John Wiley & Sons . Chichester . 2006 . 3-527-31381-8 .
3. Das M, Bandyopadhyay D, Singh RP, Harde H, Kumar S, Jain S . Orthogonal biofunctionalization of magnetic nanoparticles via "clickable" poly(ethylene glycol) silanes: a "universal ligand" strategy to design stealth and target-specific nanocarriers . Journal of Materials Chemistry . January 2012 . 22 . 47 . 24652 . 10.1039/C2JM34571D .
4. Tehrani. Z.. Thomas. D. J.. Guy. O. J.. 2016. Electrochemical Biofunctionalization of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite for Immunosensor Applications. e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology. 14. 193–197. 10.1380/ejssnt.2016.193. 1348-0391. free.
5. de Mel A, Jell G, Stevens MM, Seifalian AM . Biofunctionalization of biomaterials for accelerated in situ endothelialization: a review . Biomacromolecules . 9 . 11 . 2969–79 . November 2008 . 18831592 . 10.1021/bm800681k .
6. Hanawa T . A comprehensive review of techniques for biofunctionalization of titanium . J Periodontal Implant Sci . 41 . 6 . 263–72 . December 2011 . 22324003 . 3259234 . 10.5051/jpis.2011.41.6.263 .