Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Ice templating soft matter: fundamental principles and fabrication approaches to tailor pore structure and morphology and their biomedical applications

H Joukhdar, A Seifert, T Jüngst, J Groll… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Porous scaffolds are widely used in biomedical applications where pore size and
morphology influence a range of biological processes, including mass transfer of solutes …

[HTML][HTML] Modern trends for peripheral nerve repair and regeneration: beyond the hollow nerve guidance conduit

CR Carvalho, JM Oliveira, RL Reis - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Peripheral nerve repair and regeneration remains among the greatest challenges in tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine. Even though peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) are …

In vivo engineered extracellular matrix scaffolds with instructive niches for oriented tissue regeneration

M Zhu, W Li, X Dong, X Yuan, AC Midgley… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Implanted scaffolds with inductive niches can facilitate the recruitment and differentiation of
host cells, thereby enhancing endogenous tissue regeneration. Extracellular matrix (ECM) …

[HTML][HTML] Anisotropic scaffolds for peripheral nerve and spinal cord regeneration

W Xue, W Shi, Y Kong, M Kuss, B Duan - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The treatment of long-gap (> 10 mm) peripheral nerve injury (PNI) and spinal cord injury
(SCI) remains a continuous challenge due to limited native tissue regeneration capabilities …

Aligned microfiber-induced macrophage polarization to guide schwann-cell-enabled peripheral nerve regeneration

X Dong, S Liu, Y Yang, S Gao, W Li, J Cao, Y Wan… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanistic understanding of the topological cues delivered by biomaterials in promotion of
oriented tissue regeneration (eg., peripheral nerve regrowth) remains largely elusive. Here …

Aligned conductive core-shell biomimetic scaffolds based on nanofiber yarns/hydrogel for enhanced 3D neurite outgrowth alignment and elongation

L Wang, Y Wu, T Hu, PX Ma, B Guo - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Aligned topographical cue has been demonstrated as a critical role in neuronal guidance,
and it is highly beneficial to develop a scaffold with aligned structure for peripheral nerve …

A review on fabricating tissue scaffolds using vat photopolymerization

NA Chartrain, CB Williams, AR Whittington - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Vat Photopolymerization (stereolithography, SLA), an Additive Manufacturing (AM)
or 3D printing technology, holds particular promise for the fabrication of tissue scaffolds for …

From nano to micro: topographical scale and its impact on cell adhesion, morphology and contact guidance

AT Nguyen, SR Sathe, EKF Yim - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Topography, among other physical factors such as substrate stiffness and extracellular
forces, is known to have a great influence on cell behaviours. Optimization of topographical …

Engineering microscale topographies to control the cell–substrate interface

M Nikkhah, F Edalat, S Manoucheri, A Khademhosseini - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Cells in their in vivo microenvironment constantly encounter and respond to a multitude of
signals. While the role of biochemical signals has long been appreciated, the importance of …