Mussel-inspired chemistry: A promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications

Polysaccharides are a kind of natural biopolymers and have been widely applied in various fields, especially biomedical applications, due to their fascinating properties, such as renewability, structural diversity, biodegradability and biocompatibility. However, pristine polysaccharides sometimes fail to meet the requirements in biomedical applications. Chemical modifications offer a significant means of changing the physical and chemical...