[HTML][HTML] Hydrogel soft robotics

Y Lee, WJ Song, JY Sun - Materials Today Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rapidly growing attention to human-robot interfaces, soft robotics has attracted a
great deal of interest. Soft robots have diverse advantages, including compliancy and safety …

Recent progress in extrusion 3D bioprinting of hydrogel biomaterials for tissue regeneration: a comprehensive review with focus on advanced fabrication techniques

M Askari, MA Naniz, M Kouhi, A Saberi… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last decade, 3D bioprinting has received immense attention from research
communities for developing functional tissues. Thanks to the complexity of tissues, various …

Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels

K Yue, G Trujillo-de Santiago, MM Alvarez, A Tamayol… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels have been widely used for various biomedical
applications due to their suitable biological properties and tunable physical characteristics …

Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells

L Ricotti, B Trimmer, AW Feinberg, R Raman… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Actuation is essential for artificial machines to interact with their surrounding environment
and to accomplish the functions for which they are designed. Over the past few decades …

3D bioprinted human skeletal muscle constructs for muscle function restoration

JH Kim, YJ Seol, IK Ko, HW Kang, YK Lee, JJ Yoo… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
A bioengineered skeletal muscle tissue as an alternative for autologous tissue flaps, which
mimics the structural and functional characteristics of the native tissue, is needed for …

Neural cell integration into 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs accelerates restoration of muscle function

JH Kim, I Kim, YJ Seol, IK Ko, JJ Yoo, A Atala… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A bioengineered skeletal muscle construct that mimics structural and functional
characteristics of native skeletal muscle is a promising therapeutic option to treat extensive …

Emerging biofabrication strategies for engineering complex tissue constructs

RD Pedde, B Mirani, A Navaei, T Styan… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for organ transplantation and repair, coupled with a shortage of available
donors, poses an urgent clinical need for the development of innovative treatment strategies …

25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine

N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

A bioprinted cardiac patch composed of cardiac‐specific extracellular matrix and progenitor cells for heart repair

D Bejleri, BW Streeter, ALY Nachlas… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital heart defects are present in 8 of 1000 newborns and palliative surgical therapy
has increased survival. Despite improved outcomes, many children develop reduced …

Advances in gelatin bioinks to optimize bioprinted cell functions

S Asim, TA Tabish, U Liaqat, IT Ozbolat… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gelatin is a widely utilized bioprinting biomaterial due to its cell‐adhesive and enzymatically
cleavable properties, which improve cell adhesion and growth. Gelatin is often covalently …