Electroactive biomaterials and systems for cell fate determination and tissue regeneration: design and applications

Z Liu, X Wan, ZL Wang, L Li - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During natural tissue regeneration, tissue microenvironment and stem cell niche including
cell–cell interaction, soluble factors, and extracellular matrix (ECM) provide a train of …

[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 …

Electrical stimulation system based on electroactive biomaterials for bone tissue engineering

X Zhang, T Wang, Z Zhang, H Liu, L Li, A Wang… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Traumatic injuries can lead to large bone defects under extreme conditions, which usually
take a long recovery period, while the prognosis is poor. Endogenous electric field, as one …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Recent progress in sodium alginate based sustainable hydrogels for environmental applications

S Thakur, B Sharma, A Verma, J Chaudhary… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, there is a growing research interest in the applications and development of novel
sustainable hydrogel materials in waste water treatment because of radically distinctive …

Static and dynamic: evolving biomaterial mechanical properties to control cellular mechanotransduction

W Xie, X Wei, H Kang, H Jiang, Z Chu, Y Lin… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic system that constantly offers physical,
biological, and chemical signals to embraced cells. Increasing evidence suggests that …

In vivo engineered extracellular matrix scaffolds with instructive niches for oriented tissue regeneration

M Zhu, W Li, X Dong, X Yuan, AC Midgley… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Implanted scaffolds with inductive niches can facilitate the recruitment and differentiation of
host cells, thereby enhancing endogenous tissue regeneration. Extracellular matrix (ECM) …

The horizon of materiobiology: a perspective on material-guided cell behaviors and tissue engineering

Y Li, Y Xiao, C Liu - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Although the biological functions of cell and tissue can be regulated by biochemical factors
(eg, growth factors, hormones), the biophysical effects of materials on the regulation of …

Bioinspired fabrication of high strength hydrogels from non-covalent interactions

W Wang, Y Zhang, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In nature, many soft supporting tissues capable of withstanding multiform external forces
during various activities consist of high strength hydrogels (HSHGs) in their delicately …

High-throughput methods in the discovery and study of biomaterials and materiobiology

L Yang, S Pijuan-Galito, HS Rho, AS Vasilevich… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (ie, materiobiology) plays an increasingly
pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue …