Piezoelectric nano‐biomaterials for biomedicine and tissue regeneration

K Kapat, QTH Shubhra, M Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among various classes of biomaterials, the majority of non‐centrosymmetric crystalline
materials exhibit piezoelectric properties, ie, the accumulation of charge in response to …

Current and novel polymeric biomaterials for neural tissue engineering

R Boni, A Ali, A Shavandi, AN Clarkson - Journal of biomedical science, 2018 - Springer
The nervous system is a crucial component of the body and damages to this system, either
by of injury or disease, can result in serious or potentially lethal consequences. Restoring …

Polymer fiber scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

Y Zhang, X Liu, L Zeng, J Zhang, J Zuo… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Successful regeneration of weight‐bearing bone defects and critical‐sized cartilage defects
remains a major challenge in clinical orthopedics. In the past decades, biodegradable …

Future prospects for scaffolding methods and biomaterials in skin tissue engineering: a review

AA Chaudhari, K Vig, DR Baganizi, R Sahu… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Over centuries, the field of regenerative skin tissue engineering has had several
advancements to facilitate faster wound healing and thereby restoration of skin. Skin tissue …

Silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite composites for bone tissue engineering

M Farokhi, F Mottaghitalab, S Samani… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural fibrous polymer with strong potential for many biomedical
applications. SF has attracted interest in the field of bone tissue engineering due to its …

Polymer-based composites by electrospinning: Preparation & functionalization with nanocarbons

JKY Lee, N Chen, S Peng, L Li, L Tian, N Thakor… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a straightforward yet versatile technique for the preparation of polymeric
nanofibers with diameters in the range of nanometers to micrometers, and has been rapidly …

Regeneration of peripheral nerves by nerve guidance conduits: Influence of design, biopolymers, cells, growth factors, and physical stimuli

MD Sarker, S Naghieh, AD McInnes, DJ Schreyer… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Injuries to the peripheral nervous system (PNS) cause neuropathies that lead to weakness
and paralysis, poor or absent sensation, unpleasant and painful neuropathies, and impaired …

Bioactive materials for soft tissue repair

E Mazzoni, MR Iaquinta, C Lanzillotti… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over the past decades, age-related pathologies have increased abreast the aging
population worldwide. The increased age of the population indicates that new tools, such as …

Recent advances in modification strategies of pre-and post-electrospinning of nanofiber scaffolds in tissue engineering

Z Mohammadalizadeh, E Bahremandi-Toloue… - Reactive and Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrospinning tends to be a promising approach to recapitulate biomimetic constructs with
fibrous nature. However, many nanofibers show poor biological interactions with cells and …

Approaches to peripheral nerve repair: generations of biomaterial conduits yielding to replacing autologous nerve grafts in craniomaxillofacial surgery

R Gaudin, C Knipfer, A Henningsen… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve injury is a common clinical entity, which may arise due to traumatic,
tumorous, or even iatrogenic injury in craniomaxillofacial surgery. Despite advances in …