The traditional two-dimensional (2D) in vitro cell culture system (on a flat support) has long
been used in cancer research. However, this system cannot be fully translated into clinical …

Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology
from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments …

The discovery of several unexpected complex biological roles of hyaluronic acid (HA) has
promoted new research impetus for biologists and, the clinical interest in several fields of …

Hydrogels have been widely investigated in biomedical fields due to their similar physical
and biochemical properties to the extracellular matrix (ECM). Collagen and hyaluronic acid …

Collagen is the oldest and most abundant extracellular matrix protein that has found many
applications in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries. First, an overview …

The cultured meat market has been growing at an accelerated space since the first creation
of cultured meat burger back in 2013. Substantial efforts have been made to reduce costs by …

New trends in biomedical applications of the hybrid polymeric hydrogels, obtained by
combining natural polymers with synthetic ones, have been reviewed …

Metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, are a
major threat to health in the modern world, but efforts to understand the underlying …

Increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses, factory farming, and the ecological
footprint of the meat industry, has generated the need for animal-free meat alternatives. In …

Studies of cell attachment to collagen-based materials often ignore details of the binding
mechanisms—be they integrin-mediated or non-specific. In this work, we have used …