The role of natural polymers in bone tissue engineering

L Guo, Z Liang, L Yang, W Du, T Yu, H Tang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bone is a dynamic self-healing organ and a continuous remodeling ensures the restoration
of the bone structure and function over time. However, bone remodeling is not able to repair …

[HTML][HTML] 3D bioactive composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

G Turnbull, J Clarke, F Picard, P Riches, L Jia, F Han… - Bioactive materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue worldwide, with over four million
operations using bone grafts or bone substitute materials annually to treat bone defects …

[HTML][HTML] Bone grafts and biomaterials substitutes for bone defect repair: A review

W Wang, KWK Yeung - Bioactive materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Bone grafts have been predominated used to treat bone defects, delayed union or non-
union, and spinal fusion in orthopaedic clinically for a period of time, despite the emergency …

Strontium-incorporated bioceramic scaffolds for enhanced osteoporosis bone regeneration

Q Wu, L Hu, R Yan, J Shi, H Gu, Y Deng, R Jiang… - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
The restoration of bone defects caused by osteoporosis remains a challenge for surgeons.
Strontium ranelate has been applied in preventative treatment approaches due to the …

Neurovascular coupling in bone regeneration

Q Qin, S Lee, N Patel, K Walden… - … & molecular medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The mammalian skeletal system is densely innervated by both neural and vascular
networks. Peripheral nerves in the skeleton include sensory and sympathetic nerves. The …

Bioinspired surface modification of orthopedic implants for bone tissue engineering

C Hu, D Ashok, DR Nisbet, V Gautam - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomedical implants have been widely used in various orthopedic treatments, including total
hip arthroplasty, joint arthrodesis, fracture fixation, non-union, dental repair, etc. The modern …

Three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: role of porosity and pore size

QL Loh, C Choong - 2013 - liebertpub.com
Tissue engineering applications commonly encompass the use of three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds to provide a suitable microenvironment for the incorporation of cells or growth …

Advanced smart biomaterials and constructs for hard tissue engineering and regeneration

K Zhang, S Wang, C Zhou, L Cheng, X Gao, X Xie… - Bone research, 2018 - nature.com
Hard tissue repair and regeneration cost hundreds of billions of dollars annually worldwide,
and the need has substantially increased as the population has aged. Hard tissues include …

Bioactive glasses: a promising therapeutic ion release strategy for enhancing wound healing

T Mehrabi, AS Mesgar… - ACS biomaterials science …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The morbidity, mortality, and burden of burn victims and patients with severe diabetic
wounds are still high, which leads to an extensively growing demand for novel treatments …

Materials roles for promoting angiogenesis in tissue regeneration

JH Lee, P Parthiban, GZ Jin, JC Knowles… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Enabling angiogenesis is critical for the success of tissue repair therapies and the fate of
tissue-engineered constructs. Although many biochemical signaling molecules have been …