Biomateriały hybrydowe na bazie związków krzemu

Biomaterials based on silicon compounds are considered ideal building blocks of hybrid materials due to their unique structures and excellent performance. This review article highlights the selected achievements published by the Biomaterials Chemistry Research Group led by Professor Łukasz John, working at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, Poland. Paper deals with specific issues in the field of polysiloxanes and cage-like silsesquioxane-based hybrid materials, ranging from monomer functionalization and materials preparation to biomedical applications and tissue engineering. The findings reported in the original papers are summarized, and the challenges and prospects in the biomaterials field are also discussed for further development and exploitation.