Carbon nanotube-based scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering—systematic review and narrative synthesis

L Scott, I Jurewicz, K Jeevaratnam, R Lewis - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease is currently the top global cause of death, however, research into
new therapies is in decline. Tissue engineering is a solution to this crisis and in combination …

Benefits and risks of clays and clay minerals to human health from ancestral to current times: a synoptic overview

C Gomes, M Rautureau, J Poustis… - Clays and Clay Minerals, 2021 - cambridge.org
Clay, or more precisely, certain clay typologies, have been used traditionally by humans for
therapeutic, nutritional, and skin-care purposes though they may be responsible for some …

Poly (caprolactone fumarate) and oligo [poly (ethylene glycol) fumarate]: Two decades of exploration in biomedical applications

B Gaihre, X Liu, A Lee Miller, M Yaszemski… - Polymer Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The past few decades have seen a significant interest in the fumarate-based polymers for
biomedical applications. Poly (caprolactone fumarate)(PCLF) and oligo [poly (ethylene …

Synthesis of physically crosslinked PAM/CNT flakes nanocomposite hydrogel films via a destructive approach

A Yaghoubi, A Ramazani, H Ghasemzadeh - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based hydrogels have recently found a wide variety of applications
due to the unique physical and chemical properties of CNTs. CNTs can be used as a …

Development and utilization of multifunctional polymeric scaffolds for the regulation of physical cellular microenvironments

Y Tai, A Banerjee, R Goodrich, L Jin, J Nam - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymeric biomaterials exhibit excellent physicochemical characteristics as a scaffold for cell
and tissue engineering applications. Chemical modification of the polymers has been the …

Fabrication and investigation of cardiac patch embedded with gold nanowires for improved myocardial infarction therapeutics

L Tian, M Wei, L Ji, M Zheng, G Liu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the current study, we fabricated a cardiac patch composed of gold nanowires incorporated
in collagen fibres by electrospinning followed by chemical crosslinking. Two other …

Tunable hydrogels: introduction to the world of smart materials for biomedical applications

I Pepelanova - Tunable Hydrogels, 2021 - Springer
Hydrogels are hydrated polymers that are able to mimic many of the properties of living
tissues. For this reason, they have become a popular choice of biomaterial in many …

In Situ Formation of 3D Conductive and Cell‐Laden Graphene Hydrogel for Electrically Regulating Cellular Behavior

X Chen, VD Ranjan, S Liu, YN Liang… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electroconductive and injectable hydrogels are attracting increasing attention owing to the
needs of electrically induced regulation of cell behavior, tissue engineering of electroactive …

3D Printing—A Cutting Edge Technology for Treating Post-Infarction Patients

D Cernica, I Benedek, S Polexa, C Tolescu, T Benedek - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increasing complexity of cardiovascular interventions requires advanced peri-
procedural imaging and tailored treatment. Three-dimensional printing technology …

[PDF][PDF] Multifunctional and Self‑healable intelligent hydrogels for cancer drug delivery and promoting tissue regeneration in vivo. Polymers. 2021

E Pishavar, F Khosravi, M Naserifar, ER Ghomi, H Luo… - 2021 - researchgate.net
Regenerative medicine seeks to assess how materials fundamentally affect cellular
functions to improve retaining, restoring, and revitalizing damaged tissues and cancer …