Urine‐Microenvironment‐Initiated Composite Hydrogel Patch Reconfiguration Propels Scarless Memory Repair and Reinvigoration of the Urethra

M Yang, Y Zhang, C Fang, L Song, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The harsh urine microenvironment (UME), as an inherent hurdle, endangers and renders
urethral repair unreachable. Innovatively, the unfavorable UME is utilized as the design …

Recent advances in surface modification of biopolymeric nanofibrous scaffolds

E Biazar, M Kamalvand, F Avani - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nanofibrous biomaterials, because of their structural similarity to the extracellular matrix, can
be employed as a scaffold in tissue engineering. The use of biopolymers to nanofibers …

Urinary bladder and urethral tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting approaches for urological reconstruction

SR Chowdhury, N Keshavan, B Basu - Journal of Materials Research, 2021 - Springer
In the last few decades, tissue engineering evolved as an exciting multidisciplinary field of
research. The primary objective of this review is to critically analyze 3D bioprinting-based …

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of a polycaprolactone (PCL)/polylactic-Co-Glycolic acid (PLGA)(80: 20) scaffold for improved treatment of chondral (cartilage) injuries

AM González-González, R Cruz, R Rosales-Ibáñez… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Articular cartilage is a specialized tissue that provides a smooth surface for joint movement
and load transmission. Unfortunately, it has limited regenerative capacity. Tissue …

Solid-State Supercritical CO2 Foaming of PCL/PLGA Blends: Cell Opening and Compression Behavior

H Guo, J Jiang, Z Li, Z Jin, J Hou, X Wang… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
The foaming behavior of poly (ε-caprolactone)/poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PCL/PLGA)
blends and the effect of composition on porous structure, compression property and …

Electrospun/3D-printed PCL bioactive scaffold for bone regeneration

R Rosales-Ibáñez, AE Viera-Ruiz… - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
When manufacturing scaffolds that will be used in tissue engineering of the bone system,
three properties need to be considered:(1) The biodegradation times.(2) The mechanical …

Tissue engineering in reconstructive urology—The current status and critical insights to set future directions-critical review

K Ławkowska, C Rosenbaum, P Petrasz… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Advanced techniques of reconstructive urology are gradually reaching their limits in terms of
their ability to restore urinary tract function and patients' quality of life. A tissue engineering …

Comparative study of iodine-doped and undoped pyrrole grafting with plasma on poly (glycerol sebacate) scaffolds and its human dental pulp stem cells compatibility

F Hernández-Sánchez… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study addresses the morphological and chemical characterization of PGS scaffolds
after (6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 min) residence in undoped pyrrole plasma (PGS-PPy) and the …

Effect of different exposure times on physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties of PGS scaffolds treated with plasma of iodine-doped polypyrrole

GE Martín-Pat, N Rodriguez-Fuentes… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Polyglycerol sebacate (PGS) scaffolds obtained using a leaching technique were modified
with iodine-doped polypyrrole (PPy-I) in a plasma reactor in order to study the effect of …

Solvent selection and its effect on crystallization behavior of poly (ε-caprolactone) in electrospun poly (ε-caprolactone)/poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) blend fibers

D Han, R Ghubayra, RD Carpenter-Thompson… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Biodegradable poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)
are both significant members of polyester family. In addition to their immense potential as …