The ECM: to scaffold, or not to scaffold, that is the question

JC Valdoz, BC Johnson, DJ Jacobs, NA Franks… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) has pleiotropic effects, ranging from cell adhesion to cell
survival. In tissue engineering, the use of ECM and ECM-like scaffolds has separated the …

Bone tissue engineering through 3D bioprinting of bioceramic scaffolds: a review and update

AT Khalaf, Y Wei, J Wan, J Zhu, Y Peng… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trauma and bone loss from infections, tumors, and congenital diseases make bone repair
and regeneration the greatest challenges in orthopedic, craniofacial, and plastic surgeries …

Nonmulberry silk fibroin-based biomaterials: Impact on cell behavior regulation and tissue regeneration

S Zou, X Yao, H Shao, RL Reis, SC Kundu, Y Zhang - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) is a promising biomaterial due to its good biocompatibility, easy availability,
and high mechanical properties. Compared with mulberry silk fibroin (MSF), nonmulberry …

[HTML][HTML] Role of regenerative medicine in the treatment of diseases

E Rahmani, M Rezaei, R Tavakoli, E Ghadirzadeh… - Kindle, 2023 - preferpub.org
Regenerative medicine is a rapidly advancing field that aims to restore, replace, or
regenerate damaged tissues and organs using advanced biomedical techniques. Its …

Role of patient-derived models of cancer in translational oncology

KF Idrisova, HU Simon, MO Gomzikova - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It was found that long-established tumor-derived cell lines do not
adequately reproduce drug sensitivity and behavior of a real human cancers. Therefore …

Artificial scaffolds in cardiac tissue engineering

JA Roacho-Pérez, EN Garza-Treviño… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Current treatments
directed at heart repair have several disadvantages, such as a lack of donors for heart …

Conductive polymeric-based electroactive scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: Current progress and challenges from biomaterials and manufacturing …

MA Marsudi, RT Ariski, A Wibowo, G Cooper… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The practice of combining external stimulation therapy alongside stimuli-responsive bio-
scaffolds has shown massive potential for tissue engineering applications. One promising …

A New Biomaterial Derived from Aloe vera—Acemannan from Basic Studies to Clinical Application

Y Bai, Y Niu, S Qin, G Ma - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aloe vera is a kind of herb rich in polysaccharides. Acemannan (AC) is considered to be a
natural polysaccharide with good biodegradability and biocompatibility extracted from Aloe …

Engineered biomimetic micro/nano-materials for tissue regeneration

F Han, Q Meng, E Xie, K Li, J Hu, Q Chen… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of tissue and organ damage caused by various diseases is increasing
worldwide. Tissue engineering is a promising strategy of tackling this problem because of its …

Biomaterials delivery strategies to repair spinal cord injury by modulating macrophage phenotypes

Y Xia, R Yang, H Wang, Y Hou, Y Li… - Journal of tissue …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes tremendous harm to a patient's physical, mental, and
financial health. Moreover, recovery of SCI is affected by many factors, inflammation is one …