The term “zwitterionic polymers” refers to polymers that bear a pair of oppositely charged
groups in their repeating units. When these oppositely charged groups are equally …

Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology
from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments …

Diabetic foot ulcers and other chronic wounds with impaired healing can be treated with
bioengineered skin or with growth factors. However, most patients do not benefit from these …

Cell-based therapeutics are an emerging modality with the potential to treat many currently
intractable diseases through uniquely powerful modes of action. Despite notable recent …

The implantation of any foreign material into the body leads to the development of an
inflammatory and fibrotic process—the foreign body reaction (FBR). Upon implantation into a …

Recognizing the importance of leukocyte trafficking in inflammation led to some therapeutic
breakthroughs. However, many inflammatory pathologies remain without specific therapy …

Injectable hydrogels are one of the most widely investigated and versatile technologies for
drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Hydrogels' versatility arises from their …

Biomedical scientists use chemistry-driven processes found in nature as an inspiration to
design biomaterials as promising diagnostic tools, therapeutic solutions, or tissue …

Foreign‐body response caused by implanted biomaterials seriously impedes the function of
implants and is a major obstacle to the development of implantable biomaterials and …

To present knowledge, macrophages are found in all tissues of the human body. They are a
cell population with high plasticity which come with a multitude of functions which appear to …