Modulating alginate hydrogels for improved biological performance as cellular 3D microenvironments

MI Neves, L Moroni, CC Barrias - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The rational choice and design of biomaterials for biomedical applications is crucial for
successful in vitro and in vivo strategies, ultimately dictating their performance and potential …

Biofunctionalized 3D printed structures for biomedical applications: A critical review of recent advances and future prospects

O Lotz, DR McKenzie, MM Bilek, B Akhavan - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the greatest trends currently revolutionizing healthcare is the introduction of
advanced additive manufacturing techniques, also known as 3D printing, for personalized …

Vascularized dental pulp regeneration using cell-laden microfiber aggregates

Q Liang, C Liang, X Liu, X Xing, S Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Regeneration of dental pulp via the transplantation of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) has
emerged as a novel therapy for dental pulp necrosis after inflammation and injury. However …

Microfluidic encapsulation of single cells by alginate microgels using a trigger-gellified strategy

F Shao, L Yu, Y Zhang, C An, H Zhang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microfluidics-based alginate microgels have shown great potential to encapsulate cells in a
high-throughput and controllable manner. However, cell viability and biological functions are …

[HTML][HTML] 3D bioprinting of pectin-cellulose nanofibers multicomponent bioinks

M Pitton, A Fiorati, S Buscemi, L Melone… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pectin has found extensive interest in biomedical applications, including wound dressing,
drug delivery, and cancer targeting. However, the low viscosity of pectin solutions hinders …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic wounds: Pathological characteristics and their stem cell-based therapies

X Wu, H Zhu, Y Xu, B Kong, Q Tan - Engineered Regeneration, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged healing processes and poor prognoses,
which have substantially impacted human health and daily life. Traditional treatment …

Marine biological macromolecules as matrix material for biosensor fabrication

N Bedi, DK Srivastava, A Srivastava… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean covers two‐third of our planet and has great biological heterogeneity. Marine
organisms like algae, vertebrates, invertebrates, and microbes are known to provide many …

Cross-linking optimization for electrospun gelatin: Challenge of preserving fiber topography

CE Campiglio, S Ponzini, P De Stefano, G Ortoleva… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Opportunely arranged micro/nano-scaled fibers represent an extremely attractive
architecture for tissue engineering, as they offer an intrinsically porous structure, a high …

Engineering a vascularized 3D hybrid system to model tumor-stroma interactions in breast cancer

FC Teixeira, S Chaves, AL Torres… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The stromal microenvironment of breast tumors, namely the vasculature, has a key role in
tumor development and metastatic spread. Tumor angiogenesis is a coordinated process …

Alginate microspheres-collagen hydrogel, as a novel 3D culture system, enhanced skin wound healing of hUCMSCs in rats model

Y Gao, Y Kang, T Wang, C Li, S Shen, C Qu… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
While stem cell transplantation has emerged as a promising approach to improving wound
healing outcomes, the application of stem cells to date has been limited by the poor survival …