Overview of Protein‐Based Biopolymers for Biomedical Application

Biopolymers are playing a vital role in biomedical applications. Among them, protein based biopolymers are utilized for the fabrication of tissue engineering constructs, therapeutic molecule delivery carriers, emulsifiers and food packaging materials. Wide ranges of proteins are extracted from animal or plant sources and are being utilized for the fabrication of scaffolds for regenerative tissue engineering application. Here, an overview about the protein structure, extraction procedure, solubility and various formulation based proteins used in the literature are discussed. Biopolymers display several advantageous such as biocompatibility and degradability by enzymes. Methods to overcome the disadvantages of these proteins such as immunogenicity, antigenicity and solubility will be reported. Various crosslinking reagents specific to protein chemistry will be as well discussed. TOC Protein based biopolymers are one of the promising class of biomaterials due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. In this review, protein based biopolymers derived from animals and plants are elaborately discussed. Chemical structures of biopolymer and crosslinking based stabilization of biopolymer are also provided. Different formulations fabricated using