Plant nanomaterials and inspiration from nature: water interactions and hierarchically structured hydrogels

R Ajdary, BL Tardy, BD Mattos, L Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent developments in the area of plant‐based hydrogels are introduced, especially those
derived from wood as a widely available, multiscale, and hierarchical source of …

Pectins functionalized biomaterials; a new viable approach for biomedical applications: A review

A Noreen, J Akram, I Rasul, A Mansha… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pectins are natural complex heteropolysaccharides, composed of (1, 4)-linked α-d-
galacturonic acid residues and variety of neutral sugars such as rhamnose, galactose and …

Status and future scope of plant-based green hydrogels in biomedical engineering

R Mohammadinejad, H Maleki, E Larraneta… - Applied Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are the most iconic class of soft materials, and since their first report in the
literature, they have attracted the attention of uncountable researchers. Over the past two …

Modulating alginate hydrogels for improved biological performance as cellular 3D microenvironments

MI Neves, L Moroni, CC Barrias - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rational choice and design of biomaterials for biomedical applications is crucial for
successful in vitro and in vivo strategies, ultimately dictating their performance and potential …

Advances in biomedical applications of pectin gels

F Munarin, MC Tanzi, P Petrini - International journal of biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Pectin, due to its simple and cytocompatible gelling mechanism, has been recently exploited
for different biomedical applications including drug delivery, gene delivery, wound healing …

Development of reinforced chitosan/pectin scaffold by using the cellulose nanocrystals as nanofillers: An injectable hydrogel for tissue engineering

M Ghorbani, L Roshangar, JS Rad - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Injectable hydrogels based on chitosan (CS), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and pectin
were designed with the well internal structure that are significant for tissue engineering …

Biomaterials, current strategies, and novel nano-technological approaches for periodontal regeneration

G Iviglia, S Kargozar, F Baino - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Periodontal diseases involve injuries to the supporting structures of the tooth and, if left
untreated, can lead to the loss of the tooth. Regenerative periodontal therapies aim, ideally …

Cell-instructive pectin hydrogels crosslinked via thiol-norbornene photo-click chemistry for skin tissue engineering

RF Pereira, CC Barrias, PJ Bártolo, PL Granja - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Cell-instructive hydrogels are attractive for skin repair and regeneration, serving as
interactive matrices to promote cell adhesion, cell-driven remodeling and de novo …

Self-crosslinking and injectable hyaluronic acid/RGD-functionalized pectin hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering

F Chen, Y Ni, B Liu, T Zhou, C Yu, Y Su, X Zhu… - Carbohydrate …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, we developed a biomimetic injectable hydrogel system based on
hyaluronic acid-adipic dihydrazide and the oligopeptide G 4 RGDS-grafted oxidized pectin …

Advances in the research of bioinks based on natural collagen, polysaccharide and their derivatives for skin 3D bioprinting

J Xu, S Zheng, X Hu, L Li, W Li, R Parungao, Y Wang… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The skin plays an important role in protecting the human body, and wound healing must be
set in motion immediately following injury or trauma to restore the normal structure and …