Towards organoid culture without Matrigel

MT Kozlowski, CJ Crook, HT Ku - Communications biology, 2021 - nature.com
Organoids—cellular aggregates derived from stem or progenitor cells that recapitulate organ
function in miniature—are of growing interest in developmental biology and medicine …

Structurally dynamic hydrogels for biomedical applications: pursuing a fine balance between macroscopic stability and microscopic dynamics

K Zhang, Q Feng, Z Fang, L Gu, L Bian - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

Advances in engineering hydrogels

YS Zhang, A Khademhosseini - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Hydrogels are formed through the cross-linking of hydrophilic polymer
chains within an aqueous microenvironment. The gelation can be achieved through a …

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 …

Advancing biomaterials of human origin for tissue engineering

FM Chen, X Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …

3D bioprinting of heterogeneous constructs providing tissue‐specific microenvironment based on host–guest modulated dynamic hydrogel bioink for osteochondral …

W Dai, L Zhang, Y Yu, W Yan, F Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3D bioprinting is a promising strategy to develop heterogeneous constructs that
mimic osteochondral tissue. However, conventional bioprinted hydrogels suffer from …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix: a dynamic microenvironment for stem cell niche

F Gattazzo, A Urciuolo, P Bonaldo - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic and complex environment
characterized by biophysical, mechanical and biochemical properties specific for each …

25th anniversary article: Rational design and applications of hydrogels in regenerative medicine

N Annabi, A Tamayol, JA Uquillas, M Akbari… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer‐based materials with high water content and physical
characteristics that resemble the native extracellular matrix. Because of their remarkable …

Materials as stem cell regulators

WL Murphy, TC McDevitt, AJ Engler - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
The stem cell/material interface is a complex, dynamic microenvironment in which the cell
and the material cooperatively dictate one another's fate: the cell by remodelling its …

Multileveled Hierarchical Hydrogel with Continuous Biophysical and Biochemical Gradients for Enhanced Repair of Full‐Thickness Osteochondral Defect

L Zhang, W Dai, C Gao, W Wei, R Huang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The repair of hierarchical osteochondral defect requires sophisticated gradient
reestablishment; however, few strategies for continuous gradient casting consider the …