Hydrogel‐based growth factor delivery platforms: strategies and recent advances

BH Shan, FG Wu - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growth factors play a crucial role in regulating a broad variety of biological processes and
are regarded as powerful therapeutic agents in tissue engineering and regenerative …

Biopolymers based aerogels: A review on revolutionary solutions for smart therapeutics delivery

HPSA Khalil, EB Yahya, F Jummaat, AS Adnan… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymers-based aerogels have gained the attention of many scientists in medical and
pharmaceutical applications. Biopolymers-based aerogels are utilized extensively in the …

[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 …

Snail-inspired AFG/GelMA hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing via inflammatory cytokines suppression and macrophage polarization

Z Zhou, T Deng, M Tao, L Lin, L Sun, X Song, D Gao… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a severe and rapidly growing diabetic complication, but
treating DFUs remains a challenge for the existing therapies are expensive and highly non …

Progress in hydrogels for skin wound repair

L Qi, C Zhang, B Wang, J Yin… - Macromolecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the first defensive line between the human body and the outside world, the skin is
vulnerable to damage from the external environment. Skin wounds can be divided into acute …

[HTML][HTML] A tough act to follow: Collagen hydrogel modifications to improve mechanical and growth factor loading capabilities

SO Sarrigiannidis, JM Rey, O Dobre… - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
Collagen hydrogels are among​ the most well-studied platforms for drug delivery and in situ
tissue engineering, thanks to their low cost, low immunogenicity, versatility, biocompatibility …

Multifunctional silk fibroin methacryloyl microneedle for diabetic wound healing

G Guan, Q Zhang, Z Jiang, J Liu, J Wan, P Jin, Q Lv - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic wound is one of the common complications in diabetic patients, which exhibits
chronic, hard‐to‐heal characteristics. The healing process of wounds is impaired by several …

Mechanics of 3D cell–hydrogel interactions: experiments, models, and mechanisms

FJ Vernerey, S Lalitha Sridhar, A Muralidharan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are highly water-swollen molecular networks that are ideal platforms to create
tissue mimetics owing to their vast and tunable properties. As such, hydrogels are promising …

A review on chitosan and cellulose hydrogels for wound dressings

CN Elangwe, SN Morozkina, RO Olekhnovich… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wound management remains a challenging issue around the world, although a lot of wound
dressing materials have been produced for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds …

Extracellular matrix mimics using hyaluronan-based biomaterials

S Amorim, CA Reis, RL Reis, RA Pires - Trends in Biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Hyaluronan (HA) is a critical element of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The regulated
synthesis and degradation of HA modulates the ECM chemical and physical properties that …