Hydrogels for tissue engineering: scaffold design variables and applications

JL Drury, DJ Mooney - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
Polymer scaffolds have many different functions in the field of tissue engineering. They are
applied as space filling agents, as delivery vehicles for bioactive molecules, and as three …

Design properties of hydrogel tissue-engineering scaffolds

J Zhu, RE Marchant - Expert review of medical devices, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article summarizes the recent progress in the design and synthesis of hydrogels as
tissue-engineering scaffolds. Hydrogels are attractive scaffolding materials owing to their …

Hydrogels in regenerative medicine

BV Slaughter, SS Khurshid, OZ Fisher… - Advanced …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels, due to their unique biocompatibility, flexible methods of synthesis, range of
constituents, and desirable physical characteristics, have been the material of choice for …

Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: the importance of polymer choice

CD Spicer - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel scaffolds that can repair or regrow damaged biological tissue have great potential
for the treatment of injury and disease. These biomaterials are widely used in the tissue …

Natural polymer-based hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering

MR Singh, S Patel, D Singh - Nanobiomaterials in soft tissue engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have increased attention in drug-delivery systems and other areas of biomedical
engineering. Hydrogels are a remarkable strategy to develop scaffolds for tissue …

Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: Progress and challenges

IM El-Sherbiny, MH Yacoub - Global Cardiology Science and Practice, 2013 - qscience.com
Designing of biologically active scaffolds with optimal characteristics is one of the key factors
for successful tissue engineering. Recently, hydrogels have received a considerable interest …

Biocompatibility of hydrogel-based scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

S Naahidi, M Jafari, M Logan, Y Wang, Y Yuan… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, understanding of the extracellular matrix (ECM) has expanded rapidly due to the
accessibility of cellular and molecular techniques and the growing potential and value for …

Engineering biosynthetic cell encapsulation systems

JJ Roberts, PJ Martens - Biosynthetic polymers for medical applications, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have widespread use for cell encapsulation because of their ability to be
processed under relatively mild conditions and to mimic native tissue hydration, mechanics …

Smart hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

S Mantha, S Pillai, P Khayambashi, A Upadhyay… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The field of regenerative medicine has tremendous potential for improved treatment
outcomes and has been stimulated by advances made in bioengineering over the last few …

25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine

N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …