Adhesive functional polymers and gels based on biocompatible polyaspartamide derivatives

Polyaspartamides are amide derivatives of biodegradable poly(aspartic acid), the thermal polycondensate of aspartic acid. A variety of polyaspartamide derivatives have been prepared and investigated over the past decade as carriers of macromolecular prodrugs, platforms for many functional polymers and gels, and macromolecular nanoassemblies for drug-delivery systems. This review presents and discusses a series of polyaspartamides and gels that have been studied as potential novel biocompatible adhesive materials for biomedical and industrial applications.