Table 4. Heparin Mimicking Polysulfonated Compounds and Their Biological Applications^a.

^aOther acronyms: mESC, mouse embryonic stem cell; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; HSPG, heparin sulfate proteoglycan; CHO cell, Chinese hamster ovarian cell; CAM, chick chorioallantoic membrane; FGF2, fibroblast growth factor-2; FGF1, fibroblast growth factor-1; FGFR, fibroblast growth factor receptor; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.

¹FRP, free radical polymerization; RAFT, reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization; ROP, ring-opening polymerization; NA, not available/not reported.