Overview of natural hydrogels for regenerative medicine applications

MC Catoira, L Fusaro, D Di Francesco… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Hydrogels from different materials can be used in biomedical field as an innovative
approach in regenerative medicine. Depending on the origin source, hydrogels can be …

Development of innovative biomaterials and devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Y Wang, G Li, L Yang, R Luo, G Guo - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death worldwide. The
increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases has become a major public health problem …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanical characterization of blood vessels and their substitutes in the continuous quest for physiological-relevant performances. A critical review

DB Camasão, D Mantovani - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
During the last 50 years, novel biomaterials and tissue engineering techniques have been
investigated to produce alternative vascular substitutes that recapitulate the unique elastic …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular tissue engineering: progress, challenges, and clinical promise

HHG Song, RT Rumma, CK Ozaki, ER Edelman… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Although the clinical demand for bioengineered blood vessels continues to rise, current
options for vascular conduits remain limited. The synergistic combination of emerging …

Print me an organ! Why we are not there yet

WL Ng, CK Chua, YF Shen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Bioprinting offers a highly-automated and advanced manufacturing platform that facilitates
the deposition of bio-inks (living cells, biomaterials and growth factors) in a scalable and …

3D bioprinting for organ regeneration

H Cui, M Nowicki, JP Fisher… - Advanced healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Regenerative medicine holds the promise of engineering functional tissues or organs to
heal or replace abnormal and necrotic tissues/organs, offering hope for filling the gap …

Vascular tissue engineering: challenges and requirements for an ideal large scale blood vessel

CD Devillard, CA Marquette - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since the emergence of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering more than half a
century ago, one obstacle has persisted: the in vitro creation of large-scale vascular tissue (> …

Bacterial cellulose-based biomaterials: From fabrication to application

C Chen, W Ding, H Zhang, L Zhang, Y Huang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Driven by its excellent physical and chemical properties, BC (bacterial cellulose) has
achieved significant progress in the last decade, rendering with many novel applications …

Tissue engineered bio‐blood‐vessels constructed using a tissue‐specific bioink and 3D coaxial cell printing technique: a novel therapy for ischemic disease

G Gao, JH Lee, J Jang, DH Lee… - Advanced functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a promising cell source for the treatment of several
ischemic diseases for their potentials in neovascularization. However, the application of …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and strategies for in situ endothelialization and long-term lumen patency of vascular grafts

Y Zhuang, C Zhang, M Cheng, J Huang, Q Liu… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Vascular diseases are the most prevalent cause of ischemic necrosis of tissue and organ,
which even result in dysfunction and death. Vascular regeneration or artificial vascular graft …