Tissue engineering makes use of the principles of medicine, biology and engineering and
integrates them into the design of biological substitutes to restore, maintain and improve the …

Articular cartilage has a low self-repair capacity due to the lack of vessels and nerves. In
recent times, nanofiber scaffolds have been widely used for this purpose. The optimum …

Electrospinning provides a versatile technique for the preparation of matrices with
micro/nanoscopic fibers. The non-woven polymer materials produced by electrospinning …

Successful regeneration of weight‐bearing bone defects and critical‐sized cartilage defects
remains a major challenge in clinical orthopedics. In the past decades, biodegradable …

A variety of engineered scaffolds have been created for tissue engineering using polymers,
ceramics and their composites. Biomimicry has been adopted for majority of the three …

Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Repair and regeneration of human tissues and organs using biomaterials, cells, and/or
growth factors is a great challenge for tissue engineers and surgeons. The convergence of …

Tissue engineering is approach of replacing or regeneration of biological functions of
tissues or organs by using combination of biomaterials, biomolecules and cells. Tissue …

Surgical meshes, in particular those used to repair hernias, have been in use since 1891.
Since then, research in the area has expanded, given the vast number of post-surgery …

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by pain and disability. It involves
all ages and 70% of people aged> 65 have some degree of osteoarthritis. Natural cartilage …