Life is 3D: boosting spheroid function for tissue engineering

MW Laschke, MD Menger - Trends in biotechnology, 2017 - cell.com
Spheroids provide a 3D environment with intensive cell–cell contacts. As a result of their
excellent regenerative properties and rapid progress in their high-throughput production …

[HTML][HTML] A beginner's guide to the characterization of hydrogel microarchitecture for cellular applications

FD Martinez-Garcia, T Fischer, A Hayn, CT Mierke… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a three-dimensional, acellular scaffold of living tissues.
Incorporating the ECM into cell culture models is a goal of cell biology studies and requires …

Assessment of the characteristics and biocompatibility of gelatin sponge scaffolds prepared by various crosslinking methods

G Yang, Z **ao, H Long, K Ma, J Zhang, X Ren… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This comparative study aims to identify a biocompatible and effective crosslinker for
preparing gelatin sponges. Glutaraldehyde (GTA), genipin (GP), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl …

Imaging challenges in biomaterials and tissue engineering

AA Appel, MA Anastasio, JC Larson, EM Brey - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomaterials are employed in the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
(TERM) in order to enhance the regeneration or replacement of tissue function and/or …

Progress in cardiac tissue engineering and regeneration: Implications of gelatin-based hybrid scaffolds

SK Asl, M Rahimzadegan, AK Asl - International journal of biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases, particularly myocardial infarction (MI), remain a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current treatments for MI, more palliative than curative …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printed gelatin/decellularized bone composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering: Fabrication, characterization and cytocompatibility study

A Kara, T Distler, C Polley, D Schneidereit, H Seitz… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the design of personalized
scaffolds with tunable pore size and composition. Combining decellularization and 3D …

Hydrogel foams from liquid foam templates: Properties and optimisation

IB Djemaa, S Auguste, W Drenckhan-Andreatta… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogel foams are an important sub-class of macroporous hydrogels. They are commonly
obtained by integrating closely-packed gas bubbles of 10–1000 μm into a continuous …

Gas foaming technologies for 3D scaffold engineering

M Costantini, A Barbetta - Functional 3D tissue engineering scaffolds, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of scaffold pore size and interconnectivity as well as porosity are undoubtedly
crucial factors for most tissue engineering applications. This premise is the basis of …

Dual delivery of hepatocyte and vascular endothelial growth factors via a protease-degradable hydrogel improves cardiac function in rats

AS Salimath, EA Phelps, AV Boopathy, P Che… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) caused by ischemia and reperfusion (IR) is the most
common cause of cardiac dysfunction due to local cell death and a temporally regulated …

Morphological comparison of PVA scaffolds obtained by gas foaming and microfluidic foaming techniques

C Colosi, M Costantini, A Barbetta, R Pecci, R Bedini… - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
In this article, we have exploited a microfluidic foaming technique for the generation of highly
monodisperse gas-in-liquid bubbles as a templating system for scaffolds characterized by …