Polysaccharide-based polyelectrolyte complexes for biomedical applications

The chapter will focus on the preparation and characterization of polyelectrolyte complexes based on polysaccharides obtained from renewable and sustainable resources. Different strategies to fabricate micro/nanostructured PECs will also be presented with a special focus on additive manufacturing techniques. The biomedical applications that will be discussed will comprise PECs for regenerative medicine (e.g., bone tissue engineering) and as 3D in vitro culture model closely resembling the in vivo microenvironment of both pathologic (e.g., cancer tissue) and normal tissues.