Porous hydrogels: Present challenges and future opportunities

R Foudazi, R Zowada, I Manas-Zloczower, DL Feke - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this feature article, we critically review the physical properties of porous hydrogels and
their production methods. Our main focus is nondense hydrogels that have physical pores …

Latest advances in cryogel technology for biomedical applications

A Memic, T Colombani, LJ Eggermont… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There exists a technological need for advanced materials with improved properties for
emerging biomedical applications. Recent developments in macroporous materials have …

Hydrogels as the plant culture substrates: A review

L Ma, C Chai, W Wu, P Qi, X Liu, J Hao - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
A class of hydrophilic polymers known as “hydrogels” have extensive water content and
three-dimensional crosslinked networks. Since the old period, they have been utilized as …

An overview of the suitability of hydrogel-forming polymers for extrusion-based 3D-printing

DM Kirchmajer, R Gorkin Iii - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review evaluates hydrogel-forming polymers that are suitable for soft tissue engineering
with a focus on materials that can be fabricated using additive manufacturing (3D-printing) …

Polymeric hydrogels—a promising platform in enhancing water security for a sustainable future

SL Loo, L Vásquez, A Athanassiou… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although water is essential for global health and the socio‐economic development of
modern society, providing fresh water universally in a sustainable and affordable manner …

Collagen-vs. gelatine-based biomaterials and their biocompatibility: review and perspectives

S Gorgieva, V Kokol - Biomaterials applications for nanomedicine, 2011 - books.google.com
Selection of a starting material, which will somehow mimic a naturally-existing one, is one of
the most important points and crucial elements in biomaterials development. Material …

Gradient porous elastic hydrogels with shape‐memory property and anisotropic responses for programmable locomotion

R Luo, J Wu, ND Dinh, CH Chen - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Programmable locomotion of responsive hydrogels has gained increasing attention for
potential applications in soft robotics, microfluidic components, actuators, and artificial …

Microfabricated biomaterials for engineering 3D tissues

P Zorlutuna, N Annabi, G Camci‐Unal… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mimicking natural tissue structure is crucial for engineered tissues with intended
applications ranging from regenerative medicine to biorobotics. Native tissues are highly …

[HTML][HTML] Biofabrication for neural tissue engineering applications

L Papadimitriou, P Manganas, A Ranella, E Stratakis - Materials Today Bio, 2020 - Elsevier
Unlike other tissue types, the nervous tissue extends to a wide and complex environment
that provides a plurality of different biochemical and topological stimuli, which in turn defines …

[HTML][HTML] Applying extrusion-based 3D printing technique accelerates fabricating complex biphasic calcium phosphate-based scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration

N Beheshtizadeh, M Azami, H Abbasi… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Tissue engineering (TE) is the main approach for stimulating the body's
mechanisms to regenerate damaged or diseased organs. Bone and cartilage tissues due to …