Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

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Biodegradation of Silk Biomaterials (2009, background): “Besides, chemical modification also affects the degradation behavior [33,45].”
Starch-based completely biodegradable polymer materials (2009, background): “The advantages of synthetic polymers are obvious, including predictable properties, batch-to-batch uniformity and can be tailored easily [2].”
Biodegradable magnesium alloys for orthopaedic applications: A review on corrosion, biocompatibility and surface modifications. (2016, background): “The polymeric deposit coatings on orthopaedic Mg devices can also enhance the mechanical strength, with nontoxic degradation products enabling osteoinductive and osteogenic environments [82-84].”