Scaffold fabrication technologies and structure/function properties in bone tissue engineering

MN Collins, G Ren, K Young, S Pina… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a rapidly growing field aiming to create a biofunctional
tissue that can integrate and degrade in vivo to treat diseased or damaged tissue. It has …

[HTML][HTML] Articular cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering techniques: Recent advances and challenges

W Wei, H Dai - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In spite of the considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past
several decades, osteochondral defect regeneration remains a challenging issue among …

The stiffness of living tissues and its implications for tissue engineering

CF Guimarães, L Gasperini, AP Marques… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past 20 years have witnessed ever-growing evidence that the mechanical properties of
biological tissues, from nanoscale to macroscale dimensions, are fundamental for cellular …

[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 …

Silk fibroin-based biomaterials for cartilage/osteochondral repair

Z Zhou, J Cui, S Wu, Z Geng, J Su - Theranostics, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disease with a high disability rate. In addition, OA not
only causes great physiological and psychological harm to patients, but also puts great …

[HTML][HTML] Scaffolding strategies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications

S Pina, VP Ribeiro, CF Marques, FR Maia, TH Silva… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
During the past two decades, tissue engineering and the regenerative medicine field have
invested in the regeneration and reconstruction of pathologically altered tissues, such as …

Mechanically robust and personalized silk fibroin-magnesium composite scaffolds with water-responsive shape-memory for irregular bone regeneration

Z Mao, X Bi, C Yu, L Chen, J Shen, Y Huang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The regeneration of critical-size bone defects, especially those with irregular shapes,
remains a clinical challenge. Various biomaterials have been developed to enhance bone …

Polymer fiber scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue engineering

Y Zhang, X Liu, L Zeng, J Zhang, J Zuo… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Successful regeneration of weight‐bearing bone defects and critical‐sized cartilage defects
remains a major challenge in clinical orthopedics. In the past decades, biodegradable …

Biomimetic bilayered scaffolds for tissue engineering: from current design strategies to medical applications

C Bertsch, H Maréchal, V Gribova… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue damage due to cancer, congenital anomalies, and injuries needs new efficient
treatments that allow tissue regeneration. In this context, tissue engineering shows a great …

Fabrication, applications and challenges of natural biomaterials in tissue engineering

S Ullah, X Chen - Applied Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials are extensively used in tissue engineering due to their microstructure
interconnectivity and inherent bioactivity which mimics of natural extracellular matrix (ECM) …