Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Recent updates of diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment on osteoarthritis of the knee

S Jang, K Lee, JH Ju - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative and chronic joint disease characterized by clinical
symptoms and distortion of joint tissues. It primarily damages joint cartilage, causing pain …

[HTML][HTML] Articular cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering techniques: Recent advances and challenges

W Wei, H Dai - Bioactive materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In spite of the considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past
several decades, osteochondral defect regeneration remains a challenging issue among …

The heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells: an important issue to be addressed in cell therapy

J Li, Z Wu, L Zhao, Y Liu, Y Su, X Gong, F Liu… - Stem cell research & …, 2023‏ - Springer
With the continuous improvement of human technology, the medical field has gradually
moved from molecular therapy to cellular therapy. As a safe and effective therapeutic tool …

MSC exosomes mediate cartilage repair by enhancing proliferation, attenuating apoptosis and modulating immune reactivity

S Zhang, SJ Chuah, RC Lai, JHP Hui, SK Lim, WS Toh - Biomaterials, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) exosome was previously shown to be effective in repairing
critical size osteochondral defects in an immunocompetent rat model. Here we investigate …

Cell-laden hydrogels for osteochondral and cartilage tissue engineering

J Yang, YS Zhang, K Yue, A Khademhosseini - Acta biomaterialia, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Despite tremendous advances in the field of regenerative medicine, it still remains
challenging to repair the osteochondral interface and full-thickness articular cartilage …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes derived from human embryonic mesenchymal stem cells promote osteochondral regeneration

S Zhang, WC Chu, RC Lai, SK Lim, JHP Hui… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Objective Clinical and animal studies have demonstrated the efficacy of mesenchymal stem
cell (MSC) therapies in cartilage repair. As the efficacy of many MSC-based therapies has …

Advancing biomaterials of human origin for tissue engineering

FM Chen, X Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …

[HTML][HTML] Advances and challenges in stem cell culture

C McKee, GR Chaudhry - Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Stem cells (SCs) hold great promise for cell therapy, tissue engineering, and regenerative
medicine as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications. They have the …

Click hydrogels, microgels and nanogels: Emerging platforms for drug delivery and tissue engineering

Y Jiang, J Chen, C Deng, EJ Suuronen, Z Zhong - Biomaterials, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogels, microgels and nanogels have emerged as versatile and viable platforms for
sustained protein release, targeted drug delivery, and tissue engineering due to excellent …