Polycaprolactone-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery: Current scenario and challenges

D Mondal, M Griffith… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Recently, poly (є-caprolactone)(PCL) has gained a lot of attention, and shown
great potential in biomedical applications. Among synthetic polymers, PCL is one of the …

Bioinspired superwettability electrospun micro/nanofibers and their applications

L Hou, N Wang, J Wu, Z Cui, L Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the self‐cleaning phenomenon in nature biology, superwettable materials
systems have been increasingly studied by multidisciplinary scientists in past two decades …

Multi-functional electrospun nanofibres for advances in tissue regeneration, energy conversion & storage, and water treatment

S Peng, G Jin, L Li, K Li, M Srinivasan… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Tissue regeneration, energy conversion & storage, and water treatment are some of the
most critical challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. In order to address such …

Coadministration of an adhesive conductive hydrogel patch and an injectable hydrogel to treat myocardial infarction

T Wu, C Cui, Y Huang, Y Liu, C Fan… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, tissue-engineering strategies, mainly involving injectable hydrogels
and epicardial biomaterial patches, have been pursued to treat myocardial infarction …

Fabrication, applications and challenges of natural biomaterials in tissue engineering

S Ullah, X Chen - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials are extensively used in tissue engineering due to their microstructure
interconnectivity and inherent bioactivity which mimics of natural extracellular matrix (ECM) …

PGS: Gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds with tunable mechanical and structural properties for engineering cardiac tissues

M Kharaziha, M Nikkhah, SR Shin, N Annabi… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
A significant challenge in cardiac tissue engineering is the development of biomimetic grafts
that can potentially promote myocardial repair and regeneration. A number of approaches …

Tough and flexible CNT–polymeric hybrid scaffolds for engineering cardiac constructs

M Kharaziha, SR Shin, M Nikkhah, SN Topkaya… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
In the past few years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted toward the
development of biomimetic scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering. However, most of the …

Current applications of polycaprolactone as a scaffold material for heart regeneration

PR Schmitt, KD Dwyer… - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite numerous advances in treatments for cardiovascular disease, heart failure (HF)
remains the leading cause of death worldwide. A significant factor contributing to the …

Biodegradable stents for coronary artery disease treatment: Recent advances and future perspectives

T Hu, C Yang, S Lin, Q Yu, G Wang - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2018 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of human death in the world.
Endovascular stents are the most important implantation devices in cardiovascular …

Electrospun protein nanofibers in healthcare: A review

S Babitha, L Rachita, K Karthikeyan, E Shoba… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibers are being utilized for a wide range of healthcare applications. A
plethora of natural and synthetic polymers are exploited for their ability to be electrospun …