Nanotechnology-based biomaterials for orthopaedic applications: Recent advances and future prospects

S Kumar, M Nehra, D Kedia, N Dilbaghi… - Materials science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioimplant engineering aims to mature biological alternatives to restore, retain, or modify
damaged tissues and/or the functionality of organs. Remarkable advancements in modern …

Hipster microcarriers: exploring geometrical and topographical cues of non-spherical microcarriers in biomedical applications

IM Bjørge, CR Correia, JF Mano - Materials Horizons, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Structure and organisation are key aspects of the native tissue environment, which ultimately
condition cell fate via a myriad of processes, including the activation of …

Improved cell viability for large-scale biofabrication with photo-crosslinkable hydrogel systems through a dual-photoinitiator approach

WT Han, T Jang, S Chen, LSH Chong, HD Jung… - Biomaterials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biofabrication with various hydrogel systems allows the production of tissue or organ
constructs in vitro to address various challenges in healthcare and medicine. In particular …

An integrated microfluidic flow-focusing platform for on-chip fabrication and filtration of cell-laden microgels

MGA Mohamed, S Kheiri, S Islam, H Kumar, A Yang… - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We present the development of a stable continuous, and integrated microfluidic platform for
the high-throughput fabrication of monodisperse cell-laden microgel droplets with high and …

Anticancer therapeutic alginate-based tissue sealants for lung repair

SL Fenn, PN Charron, RA Floreani - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Injury to the connective tissue that lines the lung, the pleura, or the lung itself can occur from
many causes including trauma or surgery, as well as lung diseases or cancers. To address …

Dual-crosslinked homogeneous alginate microspheres for mesenchymal stem cell encapsulation

JN Etter, M Karasinski, J Ware, RA Oldinski - Journal of Materials Science …, 2018 - Springer
A smart hydrogel material was used in combination with custom microfluidic devices (MFDs)
to create microspheres for human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) encapsulation. Methods for …

Targeting resistant breast cancer stem cells in a three-dimensional culture model with oleuropein encapsulated in methacrylated alginate microparticles

O Altundag-Erdogan, R Tutar, E Yüce… - DARU Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells that are
believed to be responsible for tumor initiation, progression, metastasis, and resistance to …

[HTML][HTML] Accessing microfluidics through feature-based design software for 3D printing

PG Shankles, LJ Millet, JA Aufrecht, ST Retterer - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Additive manufacturing has been a cornerstone of the product development pipeline for
decades, playing an essential role in the creation of both functional and cosmetic prototypes …

An in-situ photocrosslinking microfluidic technique to generate non-spherical, cytocompatible, degradable, monodisperse alginate microgels for chondrocyte …

S Wang, A Bruning, O Jeon, F Long, E Alsberg… - …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Alginate microgels are widely generated by ionic crosslinking methods, but this method has
limitations in controlling the microgel degradation and generating non-spherical microgels …

Cross-reactive alginate derivatives for the production of dual ionic–covalent hydrogel microspheres presenting tunable properties for cell microencapsulation

L Szabó, C Gonelle-Gispert, E Montanari… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The production of hydrogel micropsheres (MS) presenting physical, mechanical, and
biological properties which can be modulated by their chemical composition is required to …