Is it time to start transitioning from 2D to 3D cell culture?

C Jensen, Y Teng - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cell culture is an important and necessary process in drug discovery, cancer research, as
well as stem cell study. Most cells are currently cultured using two-dimensional (2D) …

Biodegradable piezoelectric polymers: recent advancements in materials and applications

M Ali, MJ Bathaei, E Istif, SNH Karimi… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent materials, microfabrication, and biotechnology improvements have introduced
numerous exciting bioelectronic devices based on piezoelectric materials. There is an …

Role of biomaterials and controlled architecture on tendon/ligament repair and regeneration

YJ No, M Castilho, Y Ramaswamy… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Engineering synthetic scaffolds to repair and regenerate ruptured native tendon and
ligament (T/L) tissues is a significant engineering challenge due to the need to satisfy both …

Insights into the role of biopolymer aerogel scaffolds in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

EB Yahya, AA Amirul, AK HPS, NG Olaiya, MO Iqbal… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global transplantation market size was valued at USD 8.4 billion in 2020 and is
expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% over the forecast period. The …

[HTML][HTML] The Achilles tendon: fundamental properties and mechanisms governing healing

BR Freedman, JA Gordon… - Muscles, ligaments and …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review highlights recent research on Achilles tendon healing, and comments on the
current clinical controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of injury. The processes …

Injectable biomaterials for dental tissue regeneration

HJ Haugen, P Basu, M Sukul, JF Mano… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Injectable biomaterials scaffolds play a pivotal role for dental tissue regeneration, as such
materials are highly applicable in the dental field, particularly when compared to pre-formed …

Recent progress in polysaccharide aerogels: Their synthesis, application, and future outlook

A Muhammad, D Lee, Y Shin, J Park - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Porous polysaccharides have recently attracted attention due to their porosity, abundance,
and excellent properties such as sustainability and biocompatibility, thereby resulting in their …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue-engineered augmentation of a rotator cuff tendon using a reconstituted collagen scaffold: a histological evaluation in sheep

C Van Kampen, S Arnoczky, P Parks… - … and tendons journal, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To determine if an absorbable collagen scaffold of high porosity would allow rapid tissue in-
growth and permit the functional maturation and alignment of tendon-like tissue, scaffolds …

An asymmetric chitosan scaffold for tendon tissue engineering: In vitro and in vivo evaluation with rat tendon stem/progenitor cells

E Chen, L Yang, C Ye, W Zhang, J Ran, D Xue… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The poor healing capacity and typically incomplete regeneration of injured tendons has
made tendon repair as a primary clinical concern. Several methods for repairing injured …

Alginic acid polymer-hydroxyapatite composites for bone tissue engineering

R Sikkema, B Keohan, I Zhitomirsky - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural bone is a composite organic-inorganic material, containing hydroxyapatite (HAP) as
an inorganic phase. In this review, applications of natural alginic acid (ALGH) polymer for …