The field of tissue engineering places complex demands on the materials it uses. The
materials chosen to support the intricate processes of tissue development and maintenance …

Biopolymers as biomaterials and matrices in tissue engineering offer important options in
control of structure, morphology and chemistry as reasonable substitutes or mimics of …

Polymers from natural sources are particularly useful as biomaterials and in regenerative
medicine, given their similarity to the extracellular matrix and other polymers in the human …

Biomaterials have been extensively used to leverage beneficial outcomes in various
therapeutic applications, such as providing spatial and temporal control over the release of …

Changes of a material biointerface allow for specialized cell signaling and diverse biological
responses. Biomaterials incorporating immobilized bioactive ligands have been widely …

Components found within the extracellular matrix (ECM) have emerged as an essential
subset of biomaterials for tissue engineering scaffolds. Collagen, glycosaminoglycans …

Advances in regenerative medicine and in modern biomedical therapies are fast evolving
and set goals causing an upheaval in the field of materials science. This review discusses …

Naturally derived polymeric biomaterials, such as collagens, silks, elastins, alginates, and
fibrins are utilized in tissue engineering due to their biocompatibility, bioactivity, and tunable …

BACKGROUND: Traditional materials used as in vitro cell culture substrates are rigid and
flat surfaces that lack the exquisite nano-and micro-scale features of the in vivo extracellular …

The design and development of tissue-engineered products has benefited from many years
of clinical utilization of a wide range of biodegradable polymers. Newly developed …