Sodium alginate (SA) is an inexpensive and biocompatible biomaterial with fast and gentle
crosslinking that has been widely used in biological soft tissue repair/regeneration …

Alginate is a biomaterial that has found numerous applications in biomedical science and
engineering due to its favorable properties, including biocompatibility and ease of gelation …

Natural polymers, based on proteins or polysaccharides, have attracted increasing interest
in recent years due to their broad potential uses in biomedicine. The chemical stability …

Tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are beginning to achieve clinical success and
hold promise as a source of grafting material when donor grafts are unsuitable or …

There is a persistent and growing clinical need for readily-available substitutes for heart
valves and small-diameter blood vessels. In situ tissue engineering is emerging as a …

Growth factors (GFs) are signaling molecules that direct cell development by providing
biochemical cues for stem cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation. GFs play a key …

Tissue engineering is often referred to as a three-pronged discipline, with each prong
corresponding to 1) a 3D material matrix (scaffold), 2) drugs that act on molecular signaling …

Tissue engineering is a newly emerging biomedical technology, which aids and increases
the repair and regeneration of deficient and injured tissues. It employs the principles from …

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) govern important functional characteristics of the extracellular
matrix (ECM) in living tissues. Incorporation of GAGs into biomaterials opens up new routes …

Pharmaceutical research and development aims to design products with ensured safety,
quality, and efficacy to treat disease. To make the process more rational, coherent, efficient …