Vinod Babu Damodaran

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Preparing biocompatible materials for non-permanent medical devices

Biodegradable polymers comprise an important class of biomaterials due to…

22 October 2012 | By Vinod B. Damodaran and Jessica M. Joslin, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University and Melissa M. Reynolds, Department of Chemistry and School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University

Biodegradable polymers comprise an important class of biomaterials due to their ability to satisfy short-term requirements for medical applications where a permanent implant is not required. However, current biodegradable polymers suffer from undesirable chemical properties that lead to improper elimination from the body and potentially toxic by-products. Additionally, medical polymers…

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Protein PEGylation: An overview of chemistry and process considerations

Innovative drug delivery technologies are key components of drug development,…

22 February 2010 | By Professor Conan Fee (University of Canterbury NZ), Vinod Babu Damodaran (University of Canterbury NZ)

Innovative drug delivery technologies are key components of drug development, with commercial and intellectual values. PEGylation is an excellent example of a delivery system that has scientific and multi-billion dollar commercial importance due to the remarkable improvement in the circulatory half lives of therapeutics, especially for proteins and peptides but…