Electrical stimulation and piezoelectric biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications

D Khare, B Basu, AK Dubey - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone
development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in …

Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

C Ribeiro, V Sencadas, DM Correia… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering often rely on scaffolds for supporting cell differentiation and growth.
Novel paradigms for tissue engineering include the need of active or smart scaffolds in order …

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair

D Puppi, F Chiellini, AM Piras, E Chiellini - Progress in polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

Antimicrobial synthetic and natural polymeric nanofibers as wound dressing: a review

S Parham, AZ Kharazi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since ancient times, wound dressings have experienced many significant improvements.
Evolution began using natural materials to merely cover wounds and advanced to used …

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 …

Injectable thermosensitive hybrid hydrogel containing graphene oxide and chitosan as dental pulp stem cells scaffold for bone tissue engineering

N Amiryaghoubi, NN Pesyan, M Fathi… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here, we fabricated thermosensitive injectable hydrogel containing poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm)-based copolymer/graphene oxide (GO) composite with …

Biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering

TG Kim, H Shin, DW Lim - Advanced Functional Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biomimetic scaffolds mimic important features of the extracellular matrix (ECM) architecture
and can be finely controlled at the nano‐or microscale for tissue engineering. Rational …

Polymer nanofibrous structures: Fabrication, biofunctionalization, and cell interactions

V Beachley, X Wen - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix fibers (ECM) such as collagen, elastin, and keratin provide biological
and physical support for cell attachment, proliferation, migration, differentiation and …

Electrospinning for regenerative medicine: a review of the main topics

DI Braghirolli, D Steffens, P Pranke - Drug discovery today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Electrospun scaffolds physically mimic the native extracellular matrix.•Techniques
for physicochemical and biological characterization of scaffolds are discussed.•MSCs have …

Current approaches to electrospun nanofibers for tissue engineering

NG Rim, CS Shin, H Shin - Biomedical materials, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The ultimate goal of tissue engineering is to replace damaged tissues by applying
engineering technology and the principles of life sciences. To successfully engineer a …