Hyaluronic acid based scaffolds for tissue engineering—A review

MN Collins, C Birkinshaw - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
This review focuses on hyaluronic acid (HA) tissue scaffolding materials. Scaffolds are
defined in terms of formation mechanisms and mode of action. Solution properties are …

A review of key challenges of electrospun scaffolds for tissue‐engineering applications

S Khorshidi, A Solouk, H Mirzadeh… - Journal of tissue …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering holds great promise to develop functional constructs resembling the
structural organization of native tissues to improve or replace biological functions, with the …

Chemical modifications of hyaluronic acid for the synthesis of derivatives for a broad range of biomedical applications

CE Schanté, G Zuber, C Herlin, TF Vandamme - Carbohydrate polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used for numerous medical applications, such as
viscosupplementation, eye surgery and drug delivery. A broad range of HA-based materials …

Biopolymer‐based coatings: promising strategies to improve the biocompatibility and functionality of materials used in biomedical engineering

J Song, B Winkeljann, O Lieleg - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It was a physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, who recognized a century ago that “God made the bulk;
the surface was invented by the devil.” And indeed, adjusting the surface properties of …

Polysaccharide based scaffolds for soft tissue engineering applications

S Tiwari, R Patil, P Bahadur - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Soft tissue reconstructs require materials that form three-dimensional (3-D) structures
supportive to cell proliferation and regenerative processes. Polysaccharides, due to their …

Chitosan scaffolds containing hyaluronic acid for cartilage tissue engineering

CR Correia, LS Moreira-Teixeira, L Moroni… - … Engineering Part C …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Scaffolds derived from natural polysaccharides are very promising in tissue engineering
applications and regenerative medicine, as they resemble glycosaminoglycans in the …

Importance of crosslinking strategies in designing smart biomaterials for bone tissue engineering: A systematic review

GS Krishnakumar, S Sampath, S Muthusamy… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are of significant importance in biomedical applications as these biological
macromolecules have moderately replaced classical tissue grafting techniques owing to its …

Bioactivity of chitosan-based particles loaded with plant-derived extracts for biomedical applications: Emphasis on antimicrobial fiber-based systems

JC Antunes, JM Domingues, CS Miranda, AFG Silva… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine-derived chitosan (CS) is a cationic polysaccharide widely studied for its bioactivity,
which is mostly attached to its primary amine groups. CS is able to neutralize reactive …

Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage tissue engineering: Individual and synergetic effects of three-dimensional environment and mechanical loading

JA Panadero, S Lanceros-Mendez, JLG Ribelles - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Chondrogenesis of dedifferentiated chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells is influenced
not only by soluble molecules like growth factors, but also by the cell environment itself. The …

Biomedical applications of electrospun graphene oxide

JJ Grant, SC Pillai, S Hehir, M McAfee… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) has broad potential in the biomedical sector. The oxygen-abundant
nature of GO means the material is hydrophilic and readily dispersible in water. GO has also …