Osteogenic effects of the bioactive small molecules and minerals in the scaffold-based bone tissue engineering

B Safari, A Aghanejad, L Roshangar… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reconstruction of the damaged bone is a striking challenge in the medical field. The bone
grafts as a current treatment is associated with inherent limitations; hence, the bone tissue …

Self-assembled peptide nanomaterials for biomedical applications: promises and pitfalls

L Sun, C Zheng, TJ Webster - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last several decades, a great number of advances have been made in the area of
self-assembled supramolecules for regenerative medicine. Such advances have involved …

Current progress in hepatic tissue regeneration by tissue engineering

V Hosseini, NF Maroufi, S Saghati, N Asadi… - Journal of translational …, 2019 - Springer
Background Liver, as a vital organ, is responsible for a wide range of biological functions to
maintain homeostasis and any type of damages to hepatic tissue contributes to disease …

Beta‐sheet‐forming, self‐assembled peptide nanomaterials towards optical, energy, and healthcare applications

S Kim, JH Kim, JS Lee, CB Park - small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide self‐assembly is an attractive route for the synthesis of intricate organic
nanostructures that possess remarkable structural variety and biocompatibility. Recent …

Hydrogels to model 3D in vitro microenvironment of tumor vascularization

HHG Song, KM Park, S Gerecht - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
A growing number of failing clinical trials for cancer therapy are substantiating the need to
upgrade the current practice in culturing tumor cells and modeling tumor angiogenesis in …

Chemical modification of silk proteins: current status and future prospects

H Liu, Z Sun, C Guo - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022 - Springer
Silk extracted from the cocoon of silkworm has been used as textile materials for thousands
of years. Recently, silk has been redefined as a protein-based biomaterial with great …

Advances in nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications: From electrospinning to self-assembly

RJ Wade, JA Burdick - Nano today, 2014 - Elsevier
Increased understanding of the nanoscale structural features of the extracellular matrix
(ECM) in directing cell and tissue function has led to the development of materials with …

Biological importance and pharmaceutical significance of keratin: A review

A Sarma - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein-based biomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative because of their
inherent cell-to-cell interaction, structural support, and cellular communications. Over the last …

Biomaterial scaffolds in regenerative therapy of the central nervous system

Y Wang, H Tan, X Hui - BioMed research international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The central nervous system (CNS) is the most important section of the nervous system as it
regulates the function of various organs. Injury to the CNS causes impairment of …

Motif‐designed peptide nanofibers decorated with graphene quantum dots for simultaneous targeting and imaging of tumor cells

Z Su, H Shen, H Wang, J Wang, J Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Nanohybrids based on biomolecular nanostructures and graphene quantum dots (GQDs)
have found wide application in the biological and biomedical fields. Herein, the design of a …