Modification, 3D printing process and application of sodium alginate based hydrogels in soft tissue engineering: A review

Q Wei, J Zhou, Y An, M Li, J Zhang, S Yang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium alginate (SA) is an inexpensive and biocompatible biomaterial with fast and gentle
crosslinking that has been widely used in biological soft tissue repair/regeneration …

Stem cell therapy in heart diseases–cell types, mechanisms and improvement strategies

P Müller, H Lemcke, R David - Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018 - karger.com
A large number of clinical trials have shown stem cell therapy to be a promising therapeutic
approach for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Since the first transplantation into …

Self‐healing and injectable hydrogel for matching skin flap regeneration

X Mao, R Cheng, H Zhang, J Bae, L Cheng… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The fabrication of highly biocompatible hydrogels with multiple unique healing abilities for
the whole healing process, for example, multifunctional hydrogels with injectable …

Electrospun photocrosslinkable hydrogel fibrous scaffolds for rapid in vivo vascularized skin flap regeneration

X Sun, Q Lang, H Zhang, L Cheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Distal necrosis of random skin flap is always clinical problematic in plastic surgery. The
development of 3D functional vascular networks is fundamental for the survival of a local …

Biotherapeutic-loaded injectable hydrogels as a synergistic strategy to support myocardial repair after myocardial infarction

Z Zheng, Y Tan, Y Li, Y Liu, G Yi, CY Yu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction (MI) has been considered as the leading cause of cardiovascular-
related deaths worldwide. Although traditional therapeutic agents including various …

New diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for myocardial infarction via nanomaterials

H Shi, Z Huang, T Xu, A Sun, J Ge - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Myocardial infarction is lethal to patients because of insufficient blood perfusion to vital
organs. Several attempts have been made to improve its prognosis, among which …

Hydrogel based approaches for cardiac tissue engineering

L Saludas, S Pascual-Gil, F Prósper, E Garbayo… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heart failure still represents the leading cause of death worldwide. Novel strategies using
stem cells and growth factors have been investigated for effective cardiac tissue …

The role of Hydrogel in Cardiac Repair and Regeneration for myocardial infarction: recent advances and future perspectives

P Li, J Hu, J Wang, J Zhang, L Wang, C Zhang - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
A myocardial infarction (MI) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, seriously
threatens human health, and becomes a major health burden of our society. It is urgent to …

[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of lyophilized platelet-rich fibrin in alginate-hyaluronic acid hydrogel as a novel vascularized substitution for myocardial infarction

B Qian, Q Yang, M Wang, S Huang, C Jiang, H Shi… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction (MI) are among the major causes of
death worldwide. Although intramyocardial injection of hydrogels can effectively enhance …

A critical review on classified excipient sodium-alginate-based hydrogels: modification, characterization, and application in soft tissue engineering

R Sharma, R Malviya, S Singh, B Prajapati - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alginates are polysaccharides that are produced naturally and can be isolated from brown
sea algae and bacteria. Sodium alginate (SA) is utilized extensively in the field of biological …