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 …

Scaffolds for tissue engineering of cardiac valves

S Jana, BJ Tefft, DB Spoon, RD Simari - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Tissue engineered heart valves offer a promising alternative for the replacement of diseased
heart valves avoiding the limitations faced with currently available bioprosthetic and …

Pore size effect of collagen scaffolds on cartilage regeneration

Q Zhang, H Lu, N Kawazoe, G Chen - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Scaffold pore size is an important factor affecting tissue regeneration efficiency. The effect of
pore size on cartilage tissue regeneration was compared by using four types of collagen …

Tough and flexible CNT–polymeric hybrid scaffolds for engineering cardiac constructs

M Kharaziha, SR Shin, M Nikkhah, SN Topkaya… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past few years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted toward the
development of biomimetic scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering. However, most of the …

A fast pH‐switchable and self‐healing supramolecular hydrogel carrier for guided, local catheter injection in the infarcted myocardium

MMC Bastings, S Koudstaal, RE Kieltyka… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive intervention strategies after myocardial infarction use state‐of‐the‐art
catheter systems that are able to combine mapping of the infarcted area with precise, local …

Development and characterization of novel electrically conductive PANI–PGS composites for cardiac tissue engineering applications

TH Qazi, R Rai, D Dippold, JE Roether, DW Schubert… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases, especially myocardial infarction, are the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in the world, also resulting in huge economic burdens on national …

Engineering the heart: evaluation of conductive nanomaterials for improving implant integration and cardiac function

J Zhou, J Chen, H Sun, X Qiu, Y Mou, Z Liu, Y Zhao… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Recently, carbon nanotubes together with other types of conductive materials have been
used to enhance the viability and function of cardiomyocytes in vitro. Here we demonstrated …

Smart chemistry in polymeric nanomedicine

R Tong, L Tang, L Ma, C Tu, R Baumgartner… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides an overview of smart chemistry developed and utilized in the last 5–10
years in polymer-based drug delivery nanomedicine. Smart chemistry not only facilitates the …

Layer‐by‐layer assembly of 3D tissue constructs with functionalized graphene

SR Shin, B Aghaei‐Ghareh‐Bolagh… - Advanced functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based nanomaterials have been considered promising candidates to mimic certain
structure and function of native extracellular matrix materials for tissue engineering …

Biomechanics and mechanobiology in functional tissue engineering

F Guilak, DL Butler, SA Goldstein, FPT Baaijens - Journal of biomechanics, 2014 - Elsevier
The field of tissue engineering continues to expand and mature, and several products are
now in clinical use, with numerous other preclinical and clinical studies underway. However …