[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 …

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 …

New developments in medical applications of hybrid hydrogels containing natural polymers

C Vasile, D Pamfil, E Stoleru, M Baican - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

Wound repair and regeneration: mechanisms, signaling, and translation

SA Eming, P Martin, M Tomic-Canic - Science translational medicine, 2014 - science.org
The cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning tissue repair and its failure to heal are
still poorly understood, and current therapies are limited. Poor wound healing after trauma …

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 …

Design properties of hydrogel tissue-engineering scaffolds

J Zhu, RE Marchant - Expert review of medical devices, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article summarizes the recent progress in the design and synthesis of hydrogels as
tissue-engineering scaffolds. Hydrogels are attractive scaffolding materials owing to their …

Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels: gelation, biodegradation and biomedical applications

Y Li, J Rodrigues, H Tomás - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows
an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical …

Strategies for the chemical and biological functionalization of scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering: a review

M Tallawi, E Rosellini, N Barbani… - Journal of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The development of biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) is challenging,
primarily owing to the requirement of achieving a surface with favourable characteristics that …

Star polymers: Advances in biomedical applications

W Wu, W Wang, J Li - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, star polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications such
as drug delivery, gene delivery, tissue engineering, diagnosis, medical devices, and …

25th anniversary article: designer hydrogels for cell cultures: a materials selection guide

J Thiele, Y Ma, SMC Bruekers, S Ma… - Advanced …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cell culturing, whether for tissue engineering or cell biology studies, always involves placing
cells in a non‐natural environment and no material currently exist that can mimic the entire …