Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: State-of-the-art platforms for bone tissue engineering
Repair of bone defects is a time-consuming, self-healing process based on tissue modeling
and remodeling. However, the capacity of this method is limited, especially for critical-sized …
and remodeling. However, the capacity of this method is limited, especially for critical-sized …
Structures, mechanical properties and applications of silk fibroin materials
For centuries, Bombyx mori silkworm silk fibroin has been used as a high-end textile fiber.
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …
Beyond textiles, silk fibroin has also been used as a surgical suture material for decades …
Biomechanical, biophysical and biochemical modulators of cytoskeletal remodelling and emergent stem cell lineage commitment
Across complex, multi-time and-length scale biological systems, redundancy confers
robustness and resilience, enabling adaptation and increasing survival under dynamic …
robustness and resilience, enabling adaptation and increasing survival under dynamic …
Bone tissue engineering: recent advances and challenges
AR Amini, CT Laurencin… - Critical Reviews™ in …, 2012 - dl.begellhouse.com
The worldwide incidence of bone disorders and conditions has trended steeply upward and
is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with …
is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with …
Engineering complex tissues
Tissue engineering has emerged at the intersection of numerous disciplines to meet a
global clinical need for technologies to promote the regeneration of functional living tissues …
global clinical need for technologies to promote the regeneration of functional living tissues …
Ornamenting 3D printed scaffolds with cell-laid extracellular matrix for bone tissue regeneration
Abstract 3D printing technique is the most sophisticated technique to produce scaffolds with
tailorable physical properties. But, these scaffolds often suffer from limited biological …
tailorable physical properties. But, these scaffolds often suffer from limited biological …
Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …
Silk materials–a road to sustainable high technology
This review addresses the use of silk protein as a sustainable material in optics and
photonics, electronics and optoelectronic applications. These options represent additional …
photonics, electronics and optoelectronic applications. These options represent additional …
Silk as a biomaterial
C Vepari, DL Kaplan - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
Silks are fibrous proteins with remarkable mechanical properties produced in fiber form by
silkworms and spiders. Silk fibers in the form of sutures have been used for centuries …
silkworms and spiders. Silk fibers in the form of sutures have been used for centuries …
Mechanical regulation of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
AJ Steward, DJ Kelly - Journal of anatomy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biophysical cues play a key role in directing the lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem
cells or multipotent stromal cells (MSC s), but the mechanotransductive mechanisms at play …
cells or multipotent stromal cells (MSC s), but the mechanotransductive mechanisms at play …