New developments in medical applications of hybrid hydrogels containing natural polymers

C Vasile, D Pamfil, E Stoleru, M Baican - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

Current understanding of hydrogel for drug release and tissue engineering

L Lei, Y Bai, X Qin, J Liu, W Huang, Q Lv - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to their good absorption, satisfactory biocompatibility, and high safety, hydrogels have
been widely used in the field of biomedicine, including for drug delivery and tissue …

Microporous methacrylated glycol chitosan-montmorillonite nanocomposite hydrogel for bone tissue engineering

ZK Cui, S Kim, JJ Baljon, BM Wu, T Aghaloo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Injectable hydrogels can fill irregular defects and promote in situ tissue regrowth and
regeneration. The ability of directing stem cell differentiation in a three-dimensional …

Advances in growth factor delivery for bone tissue engineering

ÉR Oliveira, L Nie, D Podstawczyk… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Shortcomings related to the treatment of bone diseases and consequent tissue regeneration
such as transplants have been addressed to some extent by tissue engineering and …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of engineered heparin-based materials

EN Zare, D Khorsandi, A Zarepour, H Yilmaz… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Heparin is a negatively charged polysaccharide with various chain lengths and a hydrophilic
backbone. Due to its fascinating chemical and physical properties, nontoxicity …

Osteogenic potential of the growth factors and bioactive molecules in bone regeneration

B Safari, S Davaran, A Aghanejad - International journal of biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing need for treatment of the impaired bone tissue has resulted in the quest for the
improvement of bone tissue regeneration strategies. Bone tissue engineering is trying to …

Affinity hydrogels for protein delivery

L Abune, Y Wang - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Proteins have been studied as therapeutic agents for treatment of various human diseases.
However, the delivery of protein drugs into the body is challenging. In this review, we …

A comprehensive review on polymeric hydrogel and its composite: Matrices of choice for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

HDN Tran, KD Park, YC Ching, C Huynh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The need of tissue and organ for transplantation to repair or replace damaged tissues is
significantly higher than the availability of donated organs. Tissue engineering that develops …

Biomaterials for sequestration of growth factors and modulation of cell behavior

SPB Teixeira, RMA Domingues… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Growth factors (GFs) are proteins secreted by cells that regulate a variety of biological
processes. Although they have long been proposed as potent therapeutic agents, their …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale design of stiffening and ROS scavenging hydrogels for the augmentation of mandibular bone regeneration

Y Wu, X Li, Y Sun, X Tan, C Wang, Z Wang, L Ye - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Although biomimetic hydrogels play an essential role in guiding bone remodeling,
reconstructing large bone defects is still a significant challenge since bioinspired gels often …