Large-sized bone defects are a great challenge in clinics and considerably impair the quality
of patients' daily life. Tissue engineering strategies using cells, scaffolds, and bioactive …

Physical cues like morphology, light, electric signal, mechanic signal, magnetic signal, and
heat can be used as alternative regulators for expensive but short‐acting growth factors in …

Maxillofacial bone defects caused by congenital malformations, trauma, tumors, and
inflammation can severely affect functions and aesthetics of maxillofacial region. Despite …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is driving forward the progresses of
various engineering fields, including tissue engineering. However, the pristine 3D-printed …

The biological functions of rare-earth elements (REEs) have become a focus of intense
research. Recent studies have demonstrated that ion doping or alloying of some REEs can …

Reconstruction of complex cartilage defects has remained a great challenge for tissue
engineering due to the lack of stem cells and chronic inflammation within the joint. In this …

Hydroxyapatite-based materials have been widely used in countless applications, such as
bone regeneration, catalysis, air and water purification or protein separation. Recently, much …

Bone glue with robust adhesion is crucial for treating complicated bone fractures, but it
remains a formidable challenge to develop a “true” bone glue with high adhesion strength …

The application of nanotechnology in medicine aims at developing the precise theranostics
of diseases by leveraging the extraordinary effects of engineered nanomedicines …

Inspired by the bionic mineralization theory, organic–inorganic composites with
hydroxyapatite nanorods orderly arranged along collagen fibrils have attracted extensive …