Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels: gelation, biodegradation and biomedical applications

Y Li, J Rodrigues, H Tomás - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows
an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical …

Biomimetic self-assembling peptides as scaffolds for soft tissue engineering

S Maude, E Ingham, A Aggeli - Nanomedicine, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Tissue engineered therapies are emerging as solutions to several of the medical challenges
facing aging societies. To this end, a fundamental research goal is the development of novel …

[HTML][HTML] Recombinant self-assembling peptides as biomaterials for tissue engineering

S Kyle, A Aggeli, E Ingham, MJ McPherson - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Synthetic nanostructures based on self-assembling systems that aim to mimic natural
extracellular matrix are now being used as substrates in tissue engineering applications …

Melittin-containing hybrid peptide hydrogels for enhanced photothermal therapy of glioblastoma

H Jin, G Zhao, J Hu, Q Ren, K Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The design of biocompatible and efficacious anticancer biomaterials to achieve relatively
low tumor recurrence rates is the main pursuit of cancer photothermal therapy (PTT) …

Self-assembling peptide nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering: novel approaches and strategies for effective functional regeneration

M Nune, P Kumaraswamy… - Current Protein and …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Tissue engineering requires an ideal scaffold that will aid in the regeneration of the
damaged tissues both structurally and functionally. Conventionally, polymeric nanofibrous …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanical stimulation of cells in 3D culture within a self-assembling peptide hydrogel

Y Nagai, H Yokoi, K Kaihara, K Naruse - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this present study was to provide a scaffold as a tool for the investigation of the
effect of mechanical stimulation on three-dimensionally cultured cells. For this purpose, we …

Culture and differentiation of human hair follicle dermal papilla cells in a soft 3D self-assembling peptide scaffold

N Betriu, C Jarrosson-Moral, CE Semino - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hair follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPC) are a specialized cell population located in the
bulge of the hair follicle with unique characteristics such as aggregative behavior and the …

The neutral self-assembling peptide hydrogel SPG-178 as a topical hemostatic agent

S Komatsu, Y Nagai, K Naruse, Y Kimata - PLoS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Conventional self-assembling peptide hydrogels are effective as topical hemostatic agents.
However, there is a possibility to harm living tissues due to their low pH. The aim of the …

Regulation of endothelial cell activation and angiogenesis by injectable peptide nanofibers

H Cho, S Balaji, AQ Sheikh, JR Hurley, YF Tian… - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
RAD16-II peptide nanofibers are promising for vascular tissue engineering and were shown
to enhance angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo, although the mechanism remains unknown …

Stem cell-seeded 3D-printed scaffolds combined with self-assembling peptides for bone defect repair

H Xu, C Wang, C Liu, J Li, Z Peng, J Guo… - … Engineering Part A, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Bone defects caused by infection, tumor, trauma, and so on remain difficult to treat clinically.
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) has great application prospect in promoting bone defect …