Effects of extracellular matrix viscoelasticity on cellular behaviour

O Chaudhuri, J Cooper-White, PA Janmey, DJ Mooney… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Substantial research over the past two decades has established that extracellular matrix
(ECM) elasticity, or stiffness, affects fundamental cellular processes, including spreading …

Bone tissue engineering via growth factor delivery: from scaffolds to complex matrices

TM De Witte, LE Fratila-Apachitei… - Regenerative …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, bone tissue engineering has emerged as a promising solution to the
limitations of current gold standard treatment options for bone related-disorders such as …

Regenerative medicine: Current therapies and future directions

AS Mao, DJ Mooney - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Organ and tissue loss through disease and injury motivate the development of therapies that
can regenerate tissues and decrease reliance on transplantations. Regenerative medicine …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning alginate bioink stiffness and composition for controlled growth factor delivery and to spatially direct MSC fate within bioprinted tissues

FE Freeman, DJ Kelly - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Alginate is a commonly used bioink in 3D bioprinting. Matrix stiffness is a key determinant of
mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation, suggesting that modulation of alginate bioink …

Biofabrication of bone tissue: approaches, challenges and translation for bone regeneration

D Tang, RS Tare, LY Yang, DF Williams, KL Ou… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
The rising incidence of bone disorders has resulted in the need for more effective therapies
to meet this demand, exacerbated by an increasing ageing population. Bone tissue …

Alginate composites for bone tissue engineering: A review

J Venkatesan, I Bhatnagar, P Manivasagan… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Bone is a complex and hierarchical tissue consisting of nano hydroxyapatite and collagen
as major portion. Several attempts have been made to prepare the artificial bone so as to …

3D bioprinting for cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering

AC Daly, FE Freeman… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Significant progress has been made in the field of cartilage and bone tissue engineering
over the last two decades. As a result, there is real promise that strategies to regenerate …

Matrix elasticity of void-forming hydrogels controls transplanted-stem-cell-mediated bone formation

N Huebsch, E Lippens, K Lee, M Mehta, ST Koshy… - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
The effectiveness of stem cell therapies has been hampered by cell death and limited
control over fate. These problems can be partially circumvented by using macroporous …

Role of mesenchymal stem cells in bone regenerative medicine: what is the evidence?

A Oryan, A Kamali, A Moshiri… - Cells Tissues …, 2017 - karger.com
Healing and regeneration of bone injuries, particularly those that are associated with large
bone defects, are a complicated process. There is growing interest in the application of …

Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …