Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: the importance of polymer choice

CD Spicer - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel scaffolds that can repair or regrow damaged biological tissue have great potential
for the treatment of injury and disease. These biomaterials are widely used in the tissue …

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 …

Alginate-based biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications

J Sun, H Tan - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Alginate is a natural polysaccharide exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and
biodegradability, having many different applications in the field of biomedicine. Alginate is …

Nanofibrous asymmetric collagen/curcumin membrane containing aspirin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles for guided bone regeneration

MA Ghavimi, A Bani Shahabadi, S Jarolmasjed… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The goal of the current study was to develop an asymmetric guided bone regeneration
(GBR) membrane benefiting from curcumin and aspirin. The membrane was prepared using …

Injectable, biodegradable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

H Tan, KG Marra - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have many different applications in the field of regenerative medicine.
Biodegradable, injectable hydrogels could be utilized as delivery systems, cell carriers, and …

Cell encapsulation in biodegradable hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

GD Nicodemus, SJ Bryant - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Encapsulating cells in biodegradable hydrogels offers numerous attractive features for
tissue engineering, including ease of handling, a highly hydrated tissue-like environment for …

Effect of swelling ratio of injectable hydrogel composites on chondrogenic differentiation of encapsulated rabbit marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro

H Park, X Guo, JS Temenoff, Y Tabata… - …, 2009 - ACS Publications
An injectable, biodegradable hydrogel composite of oligo (poly (ethylene glycol)
fumarate)(OPF) and gelatin microparticles (MPs) has been investigated as a cell and growth …

Polymeric gels and hydrogels for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

J Jagur‐Grodzinski - Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are formed when a three‐dimensional polymeric network is loosely crosslinked.
They are swollen by water but not dissolved in it. Hydrogels may display reversible sol–gel …

Hydrogels as extracellular matrices for skeletal tissue engineering: state-of-the-art and novel application in organ printing

NE Fedorovich, J Alblas, JR de Wijn… - Tissue …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Organ printing, a novel approach in tissue engineering, applies layered computer-driven
deposition of cells and gels to create complex 3-dimensional cell-laden structures. It shows …

Cell encapsulation via microtechnologies

AR Kang, JS Park, J Ju, GS Jeong, SH Lee - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
The encapsulation of living cells in a variety of soft polymers or hydrogels is important,
particularly, for the rehabilitation of functional tissues capable of repairing or replacing …