# Biofunctionalisation

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In the field of [bioengineering](/source/Bioengineering), **biofunctionalisation** (or biofunctionalization) is the modification of a material to have [biological function](/source/Function_(biology)) and/or [stimulus](/source/Biological_target), whether permanent or temporary, while at the same time being [biologically compatible](/source/Biocompatible_material).[1][2][3]

Various types of [medical implants](/source/Implant_(medicine)) are designed to biofunctionalize so that they are accepted by the host organism[4][5] to replace or repair a defective biological function.[6]

## References

1. Gübitz G, Nyanhongo GS, Walter S (2011). *Biofunctionalization of Polymers and their Applications (Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology)*. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-21948-1.

1. Kumar CSSR (2006). [*Biofunctionalization of Nanomaterials (Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences)*](http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527313818.html). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 3-527-31381-8.

1. Das M, Bandyopadhyay D, Singh RP, Harde H, Kumar S, Jain S (January 2012). "Orthogonal biofunctionalization of magnetic nanoparticles via "clickable" poly(ethylene glycol) silanes: a "universal ligand" strategy to design stealth and target-specific nanocarriers". *Journal of Materials Chemistry*. **22** (47): 24652. [doi:10.1039/C2JM34571D](https://doi.org/10.1039/C2JM34571D)

1. de Mel A, Jell G, Stevens MM, Seifalian AM (November 2008). "Biofunctionalization of biomaterials for accelerated in situ endothelialization: a review". *Biomacromolecules*. **9** (11): 2969–79. [doi:10.1021/bm800681k](https://doi.org/10.1021/bm800681k). [PMID 18831592](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18831592)

1. Hanawa T (December 2011). "A comprehensive review of techniques for biofunctionalization of titanium". *J Periodontal Implant Sci*. **41** (6): 263–72. [doi:10.5051/jpis.2011.41.6.263](https://doi.org/10.5051/jpis.2011.41.6.263). [PMC 3259234](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259234). [PMID 22324003](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22324003)

1. Tehrani, Z.; Thomas, D. J.; Guy, O. J. (2016). ["Electrochemical Biofunctionalization of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite for Immunosensor Applications"](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0e6e/3ebfd06081b5ba8fb239a216fbbef7634695.pdf). *e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology*. **14**: 193–197. [doi:10.1380/ejssnt.2016.193](https://doi.org/10.1380/ejssnt.2016.193). [ISSN 1348-0391](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1348-0391)

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