Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials

L Su, Y Feng, K Wei, X Xu, R Liu, G Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …

Physically cross-linked chitosan-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications: A state-of-the-art review

ML Pita-López, G Fletes-Vargas… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Physically cross-linked hydrogels are used as scaffolds in tissue engineering applications
because they are easily produced and avoid the potential toxicity produced by chemical …

Conductive biomaterials for cardiac repair: A review

Y Li, L Wei, L Lan, Y Gao, Q Zhang, H Dawit, J Mao… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the fatal diseases in humans. Its incidence is constantly
increasing annually all over the world. The problem is accompanied by the limited …

Cartilage-inspired hydrogel with mechanical adaptability, controllable lubrication, and inflammation regulation abilities

P Yu, Y Li, H Sun, X Ke, J Xing, Y Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cartilage is a key component in joints because of its load-bearing and lubricating abilities.
However, osteoarthritis often leads to afunction of load-bearing/lubrication and occurrence …

Ionotropic gelation of chitosan flat structures and potential applications

P Sacco, S Pedroso-Santana, Y Kumar, N Joly… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The capability of some polymers, such as chitosan, to form low cost gels under mild
conditions is of great application interest. Ionotropic gelation of chitosan has been used …

Surface modification to enhance cell migration on biomaterials and its combination with 3D structural design of occluders to improve interventional treatment of heart …

Y Shen, W Zhang, Y Xie, A Li, X Wang, X Chen, Q Liu… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
The dominant source of thromboembolism in heart comes from the left atrial appendage
(LAA). An occluder can close LAA and significantly reduce the risk of strokes, particularly for …

Molecular Tuning of a Benzene‐1, 3, 5‐Tricarboxamide Supramolecular Fibrous Hydrogel Enables Control over Viscoelasticity and Creates Tunable ECM‐Mimetic …

S Hafeez, AA Aldana, H Duimel, FAA Ruiter… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional synthetic covalent hydrogels lack the native tissue dynamics and hierarchical
fibrous structure found in the extracellular matrix (ECM). These dynamics and fibrous …

Sustainable, flexible, and biocompatible enhanced piezoelectric chitosan thin film for compliant piezosensors for human health

G de Marzo, VM Mastronardi, L Algieri… - Advanced Electronic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The necessity to continuously and seamlessly monitor human health is calling for compliant,
comfortable, and safe wearables. The employment of piezoelectric biopolymers in form of …

Progress in the mechanical modulation of cell functions in tissue engineering

K Dey, E Roca, G Ramorino, L Sartore - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In mammals, mechanics at multiple stages—nucleus to cell to ECM—underlie multiple
physiological and pathological functions from its development to reproduction to death …

Electroconductive and injectable hydrogels based on gelatin and PEDOT: PSS for a minimally invasive approach in nervous tissue regeneration

F Furlani, M Montanari, N Sangiorgi, E Saracino… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This work describes the development of electroconductive hydrogels as injectable matrices
for neural tissue regeneration by exploiting a biocompatible conductive polymer–poly (3, 4 …