Harnessing the potential of hydrogels for advanced therapeutic applications: Current achievements and future directions

P Lu, D Ruan, M Huang, M Tian, K Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The applications of hydrogels have expanded significantly due to their versatile, highly
tunable properties and breakthroughs in biomaterial technologies. In this review, we cover …

Engineered hydrogels for mechanobiology

U Blache, EM Ford, B Ha, L Rijns… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cells' local mechanical environment can be as important in guiding cellular responses as
many well-characterized biochemical cues. Hydrogels that mimic the native extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials/bioinks and extrusion bioprinting

XB Chen, AF Anvari-Yazdi, X Duan, A Zimmerling… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioinks are formulations of biomaterials and living cells, sometimes with growth factors or
other biomolecules, while extrusion bioprinting is an emerging technique to apply or deposit …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix-derived materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: a journey from isolation to characterization and application

H Vilaça-Faria, J Noro, RL Reis, RP Pirraco - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomaterial choice is an essential step during the development tissue engineering and
regenerative medicine (TERM) applications. The selected biomaterial must present …

3D printing of microenvironment‐specific bioinspired and exosome‐reinforced hydrogel scaffolds for efficient cartilage and subchondral bone regeneration

Q Li, H Yu, F Zhao, C Cao, T Wu, Y Fan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In clinical practice, repairing osteochondral defects presents a challenge due to the varying
biological properties of articular cartilages and subchondral bones. Thus, elucidating how …

Cancer spheroids and organoids as novel tools for research and therapy: state of the art and challenges to guide precision medicine

S El Harane, B Zidi, N El Harane, KH Krause, T Matthes… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spheroids and organoids are important novel players in medical and life science research.
They are gradually replacing two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures. Indeed, three-dimensional …

Harnessing 3D in vitro systems to model immune responses to solid tumours: a step towards improving and creating personalized immunotherapies

Z Zhou, Y Pang, J Ji, J He, T Liu, L Ouyang… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
In vitro 3D models are advanced biological tools that have been established to overcome
the shortcomings of oversimplified 2D cultures and mouse models. Various in vitro 3D …

Preparation and use of decellularized extracellular matrix for tissue engineering

AD McInnes, MAJ Moser, X Chen - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The multidisciplinary fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have the
potential to revolutionize the practise of medicine through the abilities to repair, regenerate …

A comprehensive review on 3D tissue models: biofabrication technologies and preclinical applications

R **e, V Pal, Y Yu, X Lu, M Gao, S Liang, M Huang… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
The limitations of traditional two-dimensional (2D) cultures and animal testing, when it
comes to precisely foreseeing the toxicity and clinical effectiveness of potential drug …

Engineered organoids for biomedical applications

NR de Barros, C Wang, S Maity, A Peirsman… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
As miniaturized and simplified stem cell-derived 3D organ-like structures, organoids are
rapidly emerging as powerful tools for biomedical applications. With their potential for …