Hydrogels in the clinic

A Mandal, JR Clegg, AC Anselmo… - Bioengineering & …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Injectable hydrogels are one of the most widely investigated and versatile technologies for
drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Hydrogels' versatility arises from their …

Protein-based hydrogels: promising materials for tissue engineering

N Davari, N Bakhtiary, M Khajehmohammadi, S Sarkari… - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The successful design of a hydrogel for tissue engineering requires a profound
understanding of its constituents' structural and molecular properties, as well as the proper …

An overview of advanced biocompatible and biomimetic materials for creation of replacement structures in the musculoskeletal systems: focusing on cartilage tissue …

AR Del Bakhshayesh, N Asadi, A Alihemmati… - Journal of biological …, 2019‏ - Springer
Tissue engineering, as an interdisciplinary approach, is seeking to create tissues with
optimal performance for clinical applications. Various factors, including cells, biomaterials …

Recent advances in tendon tissue engineering strategy

C Ning, P Li, C Gao, L Fu, Z Liao, G Tian… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Tendon injuries often result in significant pain and disability and impose severe clinical and
financial burdens on our society. Despite considerable achievements in the field of …

[HTML][HTML] The tendon microenvironment: Engineered in vitro models to study cellular crosstalk

M Gomez-Florit, CJ Labrador-Rached… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Tendinopathy is a multi-faceted pathology characterized by alterations in tendon
microstructure, cellularity and collagen composition. Challenged by the possibility of …

Construction and application of textile-based tissue engineering scaffolds: a review

Y Jiao, C Li, L Liu, F Wang, X Liu, J Mao… - Biomaterials Science, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Tissue engineering (TE) provides a practicable method for tissue and organ repair or
substitution. As the most important component of TE, a scaffold plays a critical role in …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro innovation of tendon tissue engineering strategies

MR Citeroni, MC Ciardulli, V Russo… - International journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Tendinopathy is the term used to refer to tendon disorders. Spontaneous adult tendon
healing results in scar tissue formation and fibrosis with suboptimal biomechanical …

Tendon tissue engineering: Current progress towards an optimized tenogenic differentiation protocol for human stem cells

I Donderwinkel, RS Tuan, NR Cameron, JE Frith - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Tendons are integral to our daily lives by allowing movement and locomotion but are
frequently injured, leading to patient discomfort and impaired mobility. Current clinical …

[HTML][HTML] The versatile applications of polydopamine in regenerative medicine: Progress and challenges

S Cai, Y Cheng, C Qiu, G Liu, C Chu - Smart Materials in Medicine, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent decades, great progress has been made in regenerative medicine with the
development of various functional scaffolds, many of which have been put into practical …

Protein-based nanohydrogels for bioactive delivery

S Chander, GT Kulkarni, N Dhiman… - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Hydrogels possess a unique three-dimensional, cross-linked network of polymers capable
of absorbing large amounts of water and biological fluids without dissolving. Nanohydrogels …