Bioactive factors for cartilage repair and regeneration: improving delivery, retention, and activity

JM Patel, KS Saleh, JA Burdick, RL Mauck - Acta Biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Articular cartilage is a remarkable tissue whose sophisticated composition and architecture
allow it to withstand complex stresses within the joint. Once injured, cartilage lacks the …

Preparation and application of chitosan biomaterials in dentistry

C Zhang, D Hui, C Du, H Sun, W Peng, X Pu… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a biodegradable and biocompatible natural polysaccharide that has a wide
range of applications in the field of dentistry due to its functional versatility and ease of …

Bioprinting of three-dimensional dentin–pulp complex with local differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells

J Han, DS Kim, H Jang, HR Kim… - Journal of tissue …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Numerous approaches have been introduced to regenerate artificial dental tissues.
However, conventional approaches are limited when producing a construct with three …

Magnesium hydroxide-incorporated PLGA composite attenuates inflammation and promotes BMP2-induced bone formation in spinal fusion

TM Bedair, CK Lee, DS Kim, SW Baek… - Journal of tissue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Spinal fusion has become a common surgical technique to join two or more vertebrae to
stabilize a damaged spine; however, the rate of pseudarthrosis (failure of fusion) is still high …

[HTML][HTML] Revascularization and limb salvage following critical limb ischemia by nanoceria-induced Ref-1/APE1-dependent angiogenesis

IS Park, C Mahapatra, JS Park, K Dashnyam, JW Kim… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
In critical limb ischemia (CLI), overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and
impairment of neovascularization contribute to muscle damage and limb loss. Cerium oxide …

Nanotherapy in joints: increasing endogenous hyaluronan production by delivering hyaluronan synthase 2

H Li, H Guo, C Lei, L Liu, L Xu, Y Feng, J Ke… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint degenerative disease that causes pain, joint damage,
and dysfunction. External hyaluronic acid (HA) supplement is a common method for the …

Carbon nanotube incorporation in PMMA to prevent microbial adhesion

KI Kim, DA Kim, KD Patel, US Shin, HW Kim, JH Lee… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Although PMMA-based biomaterials are widely used in clinics, a major hurdle, namely, their
poor antimicrobial (ie, adhesion) properties, remains and can accelerate infections. In this …

Nano-graphene oxide/polyurethane nanofibers: mechanically flexible and myogenic stimulating matrix for skeletal tissue engineering

SB Jo, U Erdenebileg, K Dashnyam… - Journal of tissue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
For skeletal muscle engineering, scaffolds that can stimulate myogenic differentiation of cells
while possessing suitable mechanical properties (eg flexibility) are required. In particular …

Current nanoparticle-based technologies for osteoarthritis therapy

GZ ** - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic joint disease that is characterized by joint pain and
stiffness, and limitation of motion and the major cause of disability, which reduces life quality …

Recent update on craniofacial tissue engineering

A Emara, R Shah - Journal of tissue engineering, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The craniofacial region consists of several different tissue types. These tissues are quite
commonly affected by traumatic/pathologic tissue loss which has so far been traditionally …