Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
Chemically modified biopolymers for the formation of biomedical hydrogels
VG Muir, JA Burdick - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biopolymers are natural polymers sourced from plants and animals, which include a variety
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …
[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
Advances in crosslinking strategies of biomedical hydrogels
W Hu, Z Wang, Y Xiao, S Zhang, J Wang - Biomaterials science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical hydrogels as sole repair matrices or combined with pre-seeded cells and
bioactive growth factors are extensively applied in tissue engineering and regenerative …
bioactive growth factors are extensively applied in tissue engineering and regenerative …
[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate (meth) acrylate-based hydrogels for tissue engineering: Synthesis, characteristics and pre-clinical evaluation
Hydrogels based on photocrosslinkable Hyaluronic Acid Methacrylate (HAMA) and
Chondroitin Sulfate Methacrylate (CSMA) are presently under investigation for tissue …
Chondroitin Sulfate Methacrylate (CSMA) are presently under investigation for tissue …
Superabsorbent hydrogels based on polysaccharides for application in agriculture as soil conditioner and nutrient carrier: A review
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SH) continue being a very important issue in both academic and
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …
Cell-mediated fibre recruitment drives extracellular matrix mechanosensing in engineered fibrillar microenvironments
To investigate how cells sense stiffness in settings structurally similar to native extracellular
matrices, we designed a synthetic fibrous material with tunable mechanics and user-defined …
matrices, we designed a synthetic fibrous material with tunable mechanics and user-defined …
Hydrogels for protein delivery
Importantly, with the advent of hybridoma and recombinant DNA technologies, the limitations
associated with the extraction and purification of pharmaceutical proteins from animal …
associated with the extraction and purification of pharmaceutical proteins from animal …
Matrix degradability controls multicellularity of 3D cell migration
A major challenge in tissue engineering is the development of materials that can support
angiogenesis, wherein endothelial cells from existing vasculature invade the surrounding …
angiogenesis, wherein endothelial cells from existing vasculature invade the surrounding …
Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …