Recent advancements in biopharmaceutical industry have facilitated the development of
novel bioactive macromolecular therapeutics. One of the challenges towards the clinical use …

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 …

The development of biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering (CTE) is challenging,
primarily owing to the requirement of achieving a surface with favourable characteristics that …

Scaffolds are implants or injects, which are used to deliver cells, drugs, and genes into the
body. Different forms of polymeric scaffolds for cell/drug delivery are available:(1) a typical …

Over the past few decades, advances in hydrogel technologies have spurred development
in many biomedical applications including controlled drug delivery. Many novel hydrogel …

The present paper intends to overview a wide range of natural–origin polymers with special
focus on proteins and polysaccharides (the systems more inspired on the extracellular …

The characteristic molecular composition of the different glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) is
related to their role as structural components and regulators of a multitude of functions of …

Controlled, localized drug delivery is a long-standing goal of medical research, realization of
which could reduce the harmful side-effects of drugs and allow more effective treatment of …

This review provides an overview of the incorporation of heparin into biomaterials with a
focus on drug delivery and the use of heparin-based biomaterials for self-assembly of …

The therapeutic efficacy of drugs often depends on the drug delivery carrier. For efficient
delivery of therapeutic proteins, delivery carriers should enable the loading of large doses …