A comparative review of natural and synthetic biopolymer composite scaffolds

MSB Reddy, D Ponnamma, R Choudhary… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology
from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments …

Electrospinning for tissue engineering applications

M Rahmati, DK Mills, AM Urbanska, MR Saeb… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering makes use of the principles of medicine, biology and engineering and
integrates them into the design of biological substitutes to restore, maintain and improve the …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Bone physiology as inspiration for tissue regenerative therapies

D Lopes, C Martins-Cruz, MB Oliveira, JF Mano - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The development, maintenance of healthy bone and regeneration of injured tissue in the
human body comprise a set of intricate and finely coordinated processes. However, an …

Biodegradable polymer nanogels for drug/nucleic acid delivery

Y Li, D Maciel, J Rodrigues, X Shi, H Tomás - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

[HTML][HTML] Design of 3D smart scaffolds using natural, synthetic and hybrid derived polymers for skin regenerative applications

L Suamte, A Tirkey, PJ Babu - Smart Materials in Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective wound care is a major concern as many conventional wound healing methods and
materials have failed in facilitating proper healing, instead disrupts the overall healing …

Physical cues of biomaterials guide stem cell differentiation fate

A Higuchi, QD Ling, Y Chang, ST Hsu… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Millions of people lose or damage their organs or tissues due to disease, birth defects, or
accidents each year. Stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced pluripotent …

Collagen scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering and relevant approaches for future development

V Irawan, TC Sung, A Higuchi, T Ikoma - Tissue engineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background: Cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) aims to obtain a structure mimicking native
cartilage tissue through the combination of relevant cells, three-dimensional scaffolds, and …

Pore size effect of collagen scaffolds on cartilage regeneration

Q Zhang, H Lu, N Kawazoe, G Chen - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Scaffold pore size is an important factor affecting tissue regeneration efficiency. The effect of
pore size on cartilage tissue regeneration was compared by using four types of collagen …

Injectable glycopolypeptide hydrogels as biomimetic scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

K Ren, C He, C Xiao, G Li, X Chen - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Glycopolypeptides are an emerging class of bioinspired polymers that mimic naturally
occurring glycopeptides or glycoproteins, and therefore are expected to exhibit great …