Biomedical applications of chitosan/silk fibroin composites: A review

X Xing, Y Han, H Cheng - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have been used in the biomedical fields for decades, mainly derived from
animals and plants with high similarities with biomacromolecules in the human body. As an …

Engineering the future of silk materials through advanced manufacturing

Z Zhou, S Zhang, Y Cao, B Marelli, X Xia… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Silk is a natural fiber renowned for its outstanding mechanical properties that have enabled
the manufacturing of ultralight and ultrastrong textiles. Recent advances in silk processing …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of pharmaceutical application: drug screening and drug delivery

G Gao, M Ahn, WW Cho, BS Kim, DW Cho - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Advances in three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques and the development of tailored
biomaterials have facilitated the precise fabrication of biological components and complex …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing disease modeling: the emergence of organoids in cellular systems

R Silva-Pedrosa, AJ Salgado, PE Ferreira - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cellular models have created opportunities to explore the characteristics of human diseases
through well-established protocols, while avoiding the ethical restrictions associated with …

Living electrospun short fibrous sponge via engineered nanofat for wound healing

X Fu, J Wang, D Qian, Z Chen, L Chen, W Cui… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Living cells and active factors are the two core elements of tissue repair, directly affecting the
healing efficiency of damaged tissue. Nanofat (NF) can release living cells, such as adipose …

Bioengineering-inspired three-dimensional culture systems: Organoids to create tumor microenvironment

P Saglam-Metiner, S Gulce-Iz, C Biray-Avci - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, in vitro three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems that better mimic in vivo
physiology and tissue microenvironment have become important. It is used for the pre …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-derived scaffolds of colorectal cancer metastases as an organotypic 3D model of the liver metastatic microenvironment

E D'angelo, D Natarajan, F Sensi, O Ajayi, M Fassan… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The liver is the most common site for colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis and there is an
urgent need for new tissue culture models to study colorectal cancer liver metastasis …

Facile preparation of a strong chitosan-silk biocomposite film

J Huang, J Qin, P Zhang, X Chen, X You, F Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan-silk biocomposite films with nanofibrous structures have been prepared by facile
solution casting of chitosan and silk co-dissolved in formic acid. The morphology, structure …

Bioactive silk fibroin-based hybrid biomaterials for musculoskeletal engineering: recent progress and perspectives

R Wu, H Li, Y Yang, Q Zheng, S Li… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Musculoskeletal engineering has been considered as a promising approach to customize
regenerated tissue (such as bone, cartilage, tendon, and ligament) via a self-healing …

Gadolinium-doped mesoporous calcium silicate/chitosan scaffolds enhanced bone regeneration ability

F Liao, XY Peng, F Yang, QF Ke, ZH Zhu… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CTS) and mesoporous calcium silicate (MCS) have been developed for bone
defect healing; however, their bone regeneration capacity still does not satisfy the patients …