Chemically modified biopolymers for the formation of biomedical hydrogels

VG Muir, JA Burdick - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biopolymers are natural polymers sourced from plants and animals, which include a variety
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

Gelatin methacryloyl hydrogel, from standardization, performance, to biomedical application

J He, Y Sun, Q Gao, C He, K Yao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA), a photocurable hydrogel, is widely used in 3D culture,
particularly in 3D bioprinting, due to its high biocompatibility, tunable physicochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Crosslinkers for polysaccharides and proteins: Synthesis conditions, mechanisms, and crosslinking efficiency, a review

AC Alavarse, ECG Frachini, RLCG da Silva… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides and proteins are important macromolecules for developing hydrogels
devoted to biomedical applications. Chemical hydrogels offer chemical, mechanical, and …

Biomaterials for articular cartilage tissue engineering: Learning from biology

AR Armiento, MJ Stoddart, M Alini, D Eglin - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Articular cartilage is commonly described as a tissue that is made of up to 80% water, is
devoid of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, and is populated by only one cell type, the …

Synthesis and properties of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels and their recent applications in load-bearing tissue

M Sun, X Sun, Z Wang, S Guo, G Yu, H Yang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Photocrosslinked gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels have attracted great concern in
the biomedical field because of their good biocompatibility and tunable physicochemical …

Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels

K Yue, G Trujillo-de Santiago, MM Alvarez, A Tamayol… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels have been widely used for various biomedical
applications due to their suitable biological properties and tunable physical characteristics …

Recent advances in photo-crosslinkable hydrogels for biomedical applications

JR Choi, KW Yong, JY Choi, AC Cowie - BioTechniques, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Photo-crosslinkable hydrogels have recently attracted significant scientific interest. Their
properties can be manipulated in a spatiotemporal manner through exposure to light to …

Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA)-based hydrogels for cell transplantation: an effective strategy for tissue engineering

S Xiao, T Zhao, J Wang, C Wang, J Du, L Ying… - Stem cell reviews and …, 2019 - Springer
Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA)-based hydrogels are gaining a great deal of attention as
potentially implantable materials in tissue engineering applications because of their …

Print me an organ! Why we are not there yet

WL Ng, CK Chua, YF Shen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Bioprinting offers a highly-automated and advanced manufacturing platform that facilitates
the deposition of bio-inks (living cells, biomaterials and growth factors) in a scalable and …