Currently, the Earth is subjected to environmental pressure of unprecedented proportions in
the history of mankind. The inexorable growth of the global population and the …

In the past few decades, stem cell-based regenerative engineering has demonstrated its
significant potential to repair damaged tissues and to restore its functionality. Despite such …

Implant-related bacterial infection is a serious complication, which even causes implant
failure. Silver (Ag) nanoparticles are broadly used antibacterial agents due to their excellent …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) exhibits outstanding biocompatibility, bioactivity, osteoconductivity, and
natural anti‐inflammatory properties. Pure HA, ion‐doped HA, and HA‐polymer composites …

Synthetic bone graft substitutes have attracted increasing attention in tissue engineering.
This study aimed to fabricate a novel, bioactive, porous scaffold that can be used as a bone …

Due to complexity of the osteochondral (OC) lesion sites, injectable hydrogels, as minimally
invasive approach, are promising OC tissue engineering scaffolds. Here, a gradient gelatin …

Managing the vast amounts of eggshell and sea-shell waste that is produced globally each
year is becoming very problematic as this material is simply disposed of in landfills. This …

Fish industry by-products constitute an interesting platform for the extraction and recovery of
valuable compounds in a circular economy approach. Among them, mussel shells could …

Among synthetic biomaterials, calcium phosphate (CaP)-based bioceramics, specifically
hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) as well as biphasic calcium phosphate …

Implant materials must mimic natural human bones with biocompatibility, osteoconductivity
and mechanical stability to successfully replace damaged or disease-affected bones …