Applications of chitin and chitosan nanofibers in bone regenerative engineering

F Tao, Y Cheng, X Shi, H Zheng, Y Du, W Xiang… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Promoting bone regeneration and repairing defects are urgent and critical challenges in
orthopedic clinical practice. Research on bone substitute biomaterials is essential for …

Production and characterization of chitosan/gelatin/β-TCP scaffolds for improved bone tissue regeneration

IR Serra, R Fradique, MCS Vallejo, TR Correia… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, bone tissue engineering emerged as a viable therapeutic alternative, comprising
bone implants and new personalized scaffolds to be used in bone replacement and …

An introduction to bone tissue engineering

Ž Perić Kačarević, P Rider, S Alkildani… - … Journal of Artificial …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Bone tissue has the capability to regenerate itself; however, defects of a critical size prevent
the bone from regenerating and require additional support. To aid regeneration, bone …

Biomimetic chitosan–nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

WW Thein-Han, RDK Misra - Acta biomaterialia, 2009 - Elsevier
We describe a comparative assessment of the structure–property–process relationship of
three-dimensional chitosan–nanohydroxyapatite (nHA) and pure chitosan scaffolds in …

Chitosan as scaffold matrix for tissue engineering

WW Thein-Han, Y Kitiyanant… - Materials Science and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Tissue engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field involving principles of engineering and
biological sciences to fabricate new tissue and organs using cells and scaffolds. It is …

Chitosan: A promising biomaterial for tissue engineering scaffolds

PK Dutta, K Rinki, J Dutta - Chitosan for biomaterials II, 2011 - Springer
The contribution of chitosan as a scaffold material is quite significant in the field of tissue
engineering, which is a multidisciplinary field of research and technology development …

Chitosan as a vehicle for growth factor delivery: Various preparations and their applications in bone tissue regeneration

J Venkatesan, S Anil, SK Kim, MS Shim - International journal of biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The replacement of conventional autografts and allografts by bone fragments constructed
from alternate materials, cells, and molecules (growth factors, drugs, etc.) is an exciting …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan for gene delivery and orthopedic tissue engineering applications

R Raftery, FJ O'Brien, SA Cryan - Molecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
Gene therapy involves the introduction of foreign genetic material into cells in order exert a
therapeutic effect. The application of gene therapy to the field of orthopaedic tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of chitosan-based injectable hydrogels for bone and dental tissue regeneration

G Tang, Z Tan, W Zeng, X Wang, C Shi, Y Liu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Traditional strategies of bone repair include autografts, allografts and surgical
reconstructions, but they may bring about potential hazard of donor site morbidity, rejection …

Chitin and chitosan composites for bone tissue regeneration

J Venkatesan, PA Vinodhini, PN Sudha… - Advances in food and …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present world, where there is increased obesity and poor physical activity, the
occurrence of bone disorders has also been increased steeply. Therefore, a significant …