Progress in the development of chitosan-based biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

B Sultankulov, D Berillo, K Sultankulova, T Tokay… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, chitosan has become a good candidate for tissue engineering
applications. Derived from chitin, chitosan is a unique natural polysaccharide with …

Key players in the immune response to biomaterial scaffolds for regenerative medicine

L Chung, DR Maestas Jr, F Housseau… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
The compatibility of biomaterials is critical to their structural and biological function in
medical applications. The immune system is the first responder to tissue trauma and to a …

[HTML][HTML] Biopolymer-based composites for tissue engineering applications: A basis for future opportunities

P Zarrintaj, F Seidi, MY Azarfam, MK Yazdi… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomimetic scaffolds supporting tissue regeneration are complex materials with
multifunctional characteristics. The unique biocompatibility and biodegradability of …

Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Immune responses to implants–a review of the implications for the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials

S Franz, S Rammelt, D Scharnweber, JC Simon - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
A key for long-term survival and function of biomaterials is that they do not elicit a detrimental
immune response. As biomaterials can have profound impacts on the host immune …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides–unleashing their therapeutic potential using nanotechnology

S Gera, E Kankuri, K Kogermann - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potent, mostly cationic, and amphiphilic broad-spectrum
host defense antimicrobials that are produced by all organisms ranging from prokaryotes to …

Improved implant osseointegration of a nanostructured titanium surface via mediation of macrophage polarization

QL Ma, LZ Zhao, RR Liu, BQ **, W Song, Y Wang… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of endosseous implanted materials is often limited by undesirable effects that may
be due to macrophage-related inflammation. The purpose of this study was to fabricate a …

The role of biomaterials and scaffolds in immune responses in regenerative medicine: macrophage phenotype modulation by biomaterial properties and scaffold …

E Antmen, NE Vrana, V Hasirci - Biomaterials science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Scaffolds are an integral part of the regenerative medicine field. The contact of biomaterials
with tissue, as was clearly observed over the years, induces immune reactions in a material …

TSG-6 inhibits neutrophil migration via direct interaction with the chemokine CXCL8

DP Dyer, JM Thomson, A Hermant… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Abstract TNF-stimulated gene/protein-6 (TSG-6) is expressed by many different cell types in
response to proinflammatory cytokines and plays an important role in the protection of …

Chitosans for tissue repair and organ three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting

S Li, X Tian, J Fan, H Tong, Q Ao, X Wang - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a unique natural resourced polysaccharide derived from chitin with special
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antimicrobial activity. During the past three decades …