For the practical use of synthetic hydrogels as artificial biological tissues, flexible electronics,
and conductive membranes, achieving requirements for specific mechanical properties is …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is the leading cause of low back pain, which
represents a highly prevalent chronic aging‐associated disorder with a large socio …

Hydrogels are major components of the human body. To replace a damaged hydrogel in the
body or support/monitor its normal operation, artificial hydrogels similar to those found in …

Annulus fibrosus (AF) repair remains a challenge because of its limited self-healing ability.
Endogenous repair strategies combining scaffolds and growth factors show great promise in …

Effective therapeutic approaches to overcome the heterogeneous pro-inflammatory and
inhibitory extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment are urgently needed to achieve …

Despite advances in technologies for cardiac repair after myocardial infarction (MI), new
integrated therapeutic approaches still need to be developed. In this study, we designed a …

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a clinically disease that seriously endangers
people's health. Tissue engineering provides a promising method to repair and regenerate …

Tissue engineering holds potential in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD).
However, implantation of tissue engineered constructs may cause foreign body reaction and …

Developing smart hydrogels with integrated and suitable properties to treat intervertebral
disc degeneration (IVDD) by minimally invasive injection is of high desire in clinical …

Tissue-engineered approaches for the treatment of early-stage intervertebral disc
degeneration have shown promise in preclinical studies. However, none of these therapies …