[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

Designing self-healing hydrogels for biomedical applications

X Ding, L Fan, L Wang, M Zhou, Y Wang, Y Zhao - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-healing hydrogels have emerged as the most promising alternatives to conventional
brittle hydrogels used in the biomedical field due to the features of long-term stability and …

Large-scale perfused tissues via synthetic 3D soft microfluidics

S Grebenyuk, AR Abdel Fattah, M Kumar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The vascularization of engineered tissues and organoids has remained a major unresolved
challenge in regenerative medicine. While multiple approaches have been developed to …

3D bioprinting of cell‐laden hydrogels for improved biological functionality

SM Hull, LG Brunel, SC Heilshorn - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The encapsulation of cells within gel‐phase materials to form bioinks offers distinct
advantages for next‐generation 3D bioprinting. 3D bioprinting has emerged as a promising …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G **… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Lanthanide nanoparticles: from design toward bioimaging and therapy

H Dong, SR Du, XY Zheng, GM Lyu, LD Sun… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

Photoresponsive biomaterials for targeted drug delivery and 4D cell culture

ER Ruskowitz, CA DeForest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Biological signalling is regulated through a complex and tightly choreographed interplay
between cells and their extracellular matrix. The spatiotemporal control of these interactions …

Functional hydrogels with tunable structures and properties for tissue engineering applications

X Li, Q Sun, Q Li, N Kawazoe, G Chen - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tissue engineering (TE) has been used as an attractive and efficient process to restore the
original tissue structures and functions through the combination of biodegradable scaffolds …

Three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: role of porosity and pore size

QL Loh, C Choong - 2013 - liebertpub.com
Tissue engineering applications commonly encompass the use of three-dimensional (3D)
scaffolds to provide a suitable microenvironment for the incorporation of cells or growth …

Engineering organoid vascularization

S Grebenyuk, A Ranga - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The development of increasingly biomimetic human tissue analogs has been a long-
standing goal in two important biomedical applications: drug discovery and regenerative …