Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Hydrogels for tissue engineering: addressing key design needs toward clinical translation

F Xu, C Dawson, M Lamb, E Mueller… - … in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While the soft mechanics and tunable cell interactions facilitated by hydrogels have attracted
significant interest in the development of functional hydrogel-based tissue engineering …

The overview of porous, bioactive scaffolds as instructive biomaterials for tissue regeneration and their clinical translation

G Lutzweiler, A Ndreu Halili, N Engin Vrana - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Porous scaffolds have been employed for decades in the biomedical field where
researchers have been seeking to produce an environment which could approach one of …

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair

D Puppi, F Chiellini, AM Piras, E Chiellini - Progress in polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

Regenerative potential of leucocyte‐and platelet‐rich fibrin. Part B: sinus floor elevation, alveolar ridge preservation and implant therapy. A systematic review

AB Castro, N Meschi, A Temmerman… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To analyse the effect of leucocyte‐and platelet‐rich fibrin (L‐PRF) on bone regeneration
procedures and osseointegration. Materials and Methods An electronic and hand search …

Fibrin: a versatile scaffold for tissue engineering applications

TAE Ahmed, EV Dare, M Hincke - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Tissue engineering combines cell and molecular biology with materials and mechanical
engineering to replace damaged or diseased organs and tissues. Fibrin is a critical blood …

Biopolymer-based hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering

B Balakrishnan, R Banerjee - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Replacement of body parts has been studied for at least 2500 years, when missing teeth
were substituted with artificial teeth engraved from the bones of oxen. 1 Artificial substitutes …

Engineering cartilage tissue

C Chung, JA Burdick - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Cartilage tissue engineering is emerging as a technique for the regeneration of cartilage
tissue damaged due to disease or trauma. Since cartilage lacks regenerative capabilities, it …

Fibrin-based biomaterials: modulation of macroscopic properties through rational design at the molecular level

AC Brown, TH Barker - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Fibrinogen is one of the primary components of the coagulation cascade and rapidly forms
an insoluble matrix following tissue injury. In addition to its important role in hemostasis …

Strategies for articular cartilage lesion repair and functional restoration

TAE Ahmed, MT Hincke - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Injury of articular cartilage due to trauma or pathological conditions is the major cause of
disability worldwide, especially in North America. The increasing number of patients …