Poloxamer: A versatile tri-block copolymer for biomedical applications

P Zarrintaj, JD Ramsey, A Samadi, Z Atoufi, MK Yazdi… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Poloxamers, also called Pluronic, belong to a unique class of synthetic tri-block copolymers
containing central hydrophobic chains of poly (propylene oxide) sandwiched between two …

Tissue-specific engineering: 3D bioprinting in regenerative medicine

Z Wang, W Kapadia, C Li, F Lin, RF Pereira… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite its complexity, the human body is composed of only four basic tissue types, namely
epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues. Notably, each tissue is an assemblage …

Antibacterial and cellular behaviors of novel zinc-doped hydroxyapatite/graphene nanocomposite for bone tissue engineering

H Maleki-Ghaleh, MH Siadati, A Fallah, B Koç… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacteria are one of the significant causes of infection in the body after scaffold implantation.
Effective use of nanotechnology to overcome this problem is an exciting and practical …

Human oral stem cells, biomaterials and extracellular vesicles: a promising tool in bone tissue repair

O Trubiani, GD Marconi, SD Pierdomenico… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering and/or regenerative medicine are fields of life science exploiting both
engineering and biological fundamentals to originate new tissues and organs and to induce …

Adipose‐derived stem cells in bone tissue engineering: Useful tools with new applications

G Storti, MG Scioli, BS Kim, A Orlandi… - Stem cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Adipose stem cells (ASCs) are a crucial element in bone tissue engineering (BTE). They are
easy to harvest and isolate, and they are available in significative quantities, thus offering a …

Mechanical properties and in vitro behavior of additively manufactured and functionally graded Ti6Al4V porous scaffolds

E Onal, JE Frith, M Jurg, X Wu, A Molotnikov - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Functionally graded lattice structures produced by additive manufacturing are promising for
bone tissue engineering. Spatial variations in their porosity are reported to vary the stiffness …

3D printing technology to control BMP-2 and VEGF delivery spatially and temporally to promote large-volume bone regeneration

JY Park, JH Shim, SA Choi, J Jang, M Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
When large engineered tissue structures are used to achieve tissue regeneration, formation
of vasculature is an essential process. We report a technique that combines 3D printing with …

Recent advances in the use of carbon nanotubes as smart biomaterials

BRC de Menezes, KF Rodrigues… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have remarkable mechanical, thermal, electronic, and biological
properties due to their particular atomic structure made of graphene sheets that are rolled …

3D-poly (lactic acid) scaffolds coated with gelatin and mucic acid for bone tissue engineering

B Ashwin, B Abinaya, TP Prasith, SV Chandran… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a promising technology to fabricate the intricate
biomimetic structure. The primary focus of this study was to develop the bioactive 3D …

Boosting the Osteogenic and Angiogenic Performance of Multiscale Porous Polycaprolactone Scaffolds by In Vitro Generated Extracellular Matrix Decoration

B Aldemir Dikici, GC Reilly… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering (TE)-based bone grafts are favorable alternatives to autografts and
allografts. Both biochemical properties and the architectural features of TE scaffolds are …