Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

A review on synthesis and biomedical applications of polyglycolic acid

K Budak, O Sogut, U Aydemir Sezer - Journal of polymer research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Poly (glycolic acid)(PGA) is an essential biopolymer due to its thermal and
mechanical properties and biodegradability which provide utility for medical applications …

Biomaterials for in situ tissue regeneration: A review

S Abdulghani, GR Mitchell - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on a somewhat unexplored strand of regenerative medicine, that is in
situ tissue engineering. In this approach manufactured scaffolds are implanted in the injured …

Advanced liposome-loaded scaffolds for therapeutic and tissue engineering applications

R Cheng, L Liu, Y **ang, Y Lu, L Deng, H Zhang… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Liposome is one of the most commonly used drug delivery systems in the world, due to its
excellent biocompatibility, satisfactory ability in controlling drug release, and passive …

Tissue repair and regeneration with endogenous stem cells

H **a, X Li, W Gao, X Fu, RH Fang, L Zhang… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
In contrast to non-mammalian vertebrates, mammals and humans have limited innate
capacity for the self-regeneration of tissues and organs owing to differences in genetics …

In situ tissue regeneration through host stem cell recruitment

IK Ko, SJ Lee, A Atala, JJ Yoo - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2013 - nature.com
The field of tissue engineering has made steady progress in translating various tissue
applications. Although the classical tissue engineering strategy, which involves the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Biomaterials for recruiting and activating endogenous stem cells in situ tissue regeneration

I Safina, MC Embree - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades in situ tissue engineering has emerged as a new approach
where biomaterials are used to harness the body's own stem/progenitor cells to regenerate …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biological therapy for nucleus pulposus regeneration

P Priyadarshani, Y Li, L Yao - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The intervertebral disc (IVD) is composed of the external annulus fibrosus (AF)
and the inner gel-like center, the nucleus pulposus (NP). The elastic NP can function to …

Intervertebral disc (IVD): Structure, degeneration, repair and regeneration

BR Whatley, X Wen - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2012 - Elsevier
Low back pain affects a large portion of the population, resulting in high care costs for
therapy and treatment. One primary cause of low back pain is the degeneration of the …

Biomaterials and cell-based regenerative therapies for intervertebral disc degeneration with a focus on biological and biomechanical functional repair: targeting …

K Yamada, N Iwasaki, H Sudo - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a common cause of low back pain and most spinal
disorders. As IVD degeneration is a major obstacle to the healthy life of so many individuals …