The collagen suprafamily: from biosynthesis to advanced biomaterial development

A Sorushanova, LM Delgado, Z Wu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Polymeric scaffolds in tissue engineering application: a review

B Dhandayuthapani, Y Yoshida… - … journal of polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Current strategies of regenerative medicine are focused on the restoration of pathologically
altered tissue architectures by transplantation of cells in combination with supportive …

Biopolymer-based hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: a review

S Van Vlierberghe, P Dubruel, E Schacht - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are physically or chemically cross-linked polymer networks that are able to
absorb large amounts of water. They can be classified into different categories depending …

Neural tissue engineering: the influence of scaffold surface topography and extracellular matrix microenvironment

CY Yang, WY Huang, LH Chen, NW Liang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
During nervous system development, an extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a pivotal role
through surface topography and microenvironment signals in neurons and neurites …

Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Progress in polymer science, 2007 - Elsevier
During the past two decades significant advances have been made in the development of
biodegradable polymeric materials for biomedical applications. Degradable polymeric …

Elastomeric biomaterials for tissue engineering

Q Chen, S Liang, GA Thouas - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

Biomedical applications of dendrimers: a tutorial

MA Mintzer, MW Grinstaff - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Since their development in the mid-80s, dendrimers have become prominent synthetic
macromolecules in the field of biomedical science. This tutorial review begins by discussing …

Designing scaffolds for corneal regeneration

M Ahearne, J Fernández‐Pérez… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Corneal blindness is one of the most common causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting
millions of people. To treat these patients, researchers have been examining different …

A review on biodegradable polymeric materials for bone tissue engineering applications

MI Sabir, X Xu, L Li - Journal of materials science, 2009 - Springer
Biodegradable polymer scaffolds have played a significant role in wide range of tissue
engineering application such as bone scaffolds since the last decade. The aim of this article …

Surface chemistry influences implant biocompatibility

L Tang, P Thevenot, W Hu - Current topics in medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Implantable medical devices are increasingly important in the practice of modern medicine.
Unfortunately, almost all medical devices suffer to a different extent from adverse reactions …