Hydrogel‐based growth factor delivery platforms: strategies and recent advances

BH Shan, FG Wu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growth factors play a crucial role in regulating a broad variety of biological processes and
are regarded as powerful therapeutic agents in tissue engineering and regenerative …

The role of myofibroblasts in physiological and pathological tissue repair

R Schuster, F Younesi, M Ezzo… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2023 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Myofibroblasts are the construction workers of wound healing and repair damaged tissues
by producing and organizing collagen/extracellular matrix (ECM) into scar tissue. Scar tissue …

New developments in the biology of fibroblast growth factors

DM Ornitz, N Itoh - WIREs mechanisms of disease, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is composed of 18 secreted signaling proteins
consisting of canonical FGFs and endocrine FGFs that activate four receptor tyrosine …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic-controlled “explosive” hydrogels to precisely regulate spatiotemporal osteoimmune disturbance

X Han, J Shen, S Chen, Z Cai, Y Zhu, W Yi, K Li, W Cai… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Spatiotemporal Immune disorder is a key factor leading to the failure of bone tissue healing.
It is of vital importance to accurately suppress excessive peak immune response within 24 …

Sulfated oligosaccharide activates endothelial Notch for inducing macrophage-associated arteriogenesis to treat ischemic diseases

Y Yu, S Wang, X Chen, Z Gao, K Dai… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Ischemic diseases lead to considerable morbidity and mortality, yet conventional clinical
treatment strategies for therapeutic angiogenesis fall short of being impactful. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoceria-GO-intercalated multicellular spheroids revascularize and salvage critical ischemic limbs through anti-apoptotic and pro-angiogenic functions

O Bayaraa, K Dashnyam, RK Singh, N Mandakhbayar… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a serious form of peripheral arterial disease that involves
severe blockage of blood flow in lower extremities, often leading to foot necrosis and limb …

CO delivery nanosystem based on regenerative bioactive zinc MOFs highlights intercellular crosstalk for enhanced vascular remodeling in CLI therapy

X Wang, B Gao, M Wang, Q Wang, S Xia… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Therapeutic angiogenesis is a promising approach for the treatment of critical limb ischemia
(CLI), but always face failure in clinical trials. The existing strategies primarily regulate a …

Acoustic droplet vaporization for on-demand modulation of microporosity in smart hydrogels

M Aliabouzar, C Quesada, ZQ Chan, JB Fowlkes… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Microporosity in hydrogels is critical for directing tissue formation and function. We have
developed a fibrin-based smart hydrogel, termed an acoustically responsive scaffold (ARS) …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-time scale characterization of acoustic droplet vaporization and payload release of phase-shift emulsions using high-speed microscopy

M Aliabouzar, OD Kripfgans, JB Estrada… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV) is the phase-transitioning of perfluorocarbon emulsions,
termed phase-shift emulsions, into bubbles using focused ultrasound. ADV has been utilized …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high-speed dynamics of acoustic droplet vaporization in soft biomaterials: Effects of viscoelasticity, frequency, and bulk boiling point

BA Abeid, ML Fabiilli, JB Estrada… - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase-shift droplets are a highly adaptable platform for biomedical applications of
ultrasound. The spatiotemporal response of phase-shift droplets to focused ultrasound …