Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a chronic, non-healing complication of diabetes that lead to
high hospital costs and, in extreme cases, to amputation. Diabetic neuropathy, peripheral …

Nowadays, tissue and organ failures resulted from injury, aging accounts, diseases or other
type of damages is one of the most important health problems with an increasing incidence …

One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures (wires, rods, tubes, fibers, and belts) are of current
interest for their applications in mesoscopic physics and nanoscale devices. In contrast to …

The extracellular matrix is produced by the resident cells in tissues and organs, and
secreted into the surrounding medium to provide biophysical and biochemical support to the …

As the primary component of elastic fibers, elastin plays an important role in maintaining the
elasticity and tensile ability of cardiovascular, pulmonary and many other tissues and …

Elastin and collagen are the two main components of elastic tissues and provide the tissue
with elasticity and mechanical strength, respectively. Whereas collagen is adequately …

Protein-based composite biomaterials have been actively pursued as they can encompass a
range of physical properties to accommodate a broader spectrum of functional requirements …

Small-diameter synthetic vascular graft materials fail to match the patency of human tissue
conduits used in vascular bypass surgery. The foreign surface retards endothelialization and …

In the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, hydrogels are used as
biomaterials to support cell attachment and promote tissue regeneration due to their unique …

Silk fibroin (SF) and elastin (EL) scaffolds were successfully produced for the first time for the
treatment of burn wounds. The self-assembly properties of SF, together with the excellent …