Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing

Z Wang, H Wei, Y Huang, Y Wei, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …

Hydrogel interfaces for merging humans and machines

H Yuk, J Wu, X Zhao - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and biological engineering of 3D hydrogels for wound healing

MH Norahan, SC Pedroza-González… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds have become one of the most important issues for healthcare systems and
are a leading cause of death worldwide. Wound dressings are necessary to facilitate wound …

Therapeutic potential and mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes as bioactive materials in tendon–bone healing

J Zou, W Yang, W Cui, C Li, C Ma, X Ji, J Hong… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Tendon–bone insertion (TBI) injuries, such as anterior cruciate ligament injury and rotator
cuff injury, are the most common soft tissue injuries. In most situations, surgical …

Fibre-infused gel scaffolds guide cardiomyocyte alignment in 3D-printed ventricles

S Choi, KY Lee, SL Kim, LA MacQueen, H Chang… - Nature materials, 2023 - nature.com
Hydrogels are attractive materials for tissue engineering, but efforts to date have shown
limited ability to produce the microstructural features necessary to promote cellular self …

Harnessing the potential of hydrogels for advanced therapeutic applications: Current achievements and future directions

P Lu, D Ruan, M Huang, M Tian, K Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The applications of hydrogels have expanded significantly due to their versatile, highly
tunable properties and breakthroughs in biomaterial technologies. In this review, we cover …

Advancements in gelatin-based hydrogel systems for biomedical applications: A state-of-the-art review

S Mohanto, S Narayana, KP Merai, JA Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A gelatin-based hydrogel system is a stimulus-responsive, biocompatible, and
biodegradable polymeric system with solid-like rheology that entangles moisture in its …

GelMA-based bioactive hydrogel scaffolds with multiple bone defect repair functions: therapeutic strategies and recent advances

B Zhou, X Jiang, X Zhou, W Tan, H Luo, S Lei… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Currently, the clinical treatment of critical bone defects attributed to various causes remains
a great challenge, and repairing these defects with synthetic bone substitutes is the most …

Modification, 3D printing process and application of sodium alginate based hydrogels in soft tissue engineering: A review

Q Wei, J Zhou, Y An, M Li, J Zhang, S Yang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sodium alginate (SA) is an inexpensive and biocompatible biomaterial with fast and gentle
crosslinking that has been widely used in biological soft tissue repair/regeneration …

Sustained release of magnesium and zinc ions synergistically accelerates wound healing

F Yang, Y Xue, F Wang, D Guo, Y He… - Bioactive …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Skin wounds are a major medical challenge that threaten human health. Functional
hydrogel dressings demonstrate great potential to promote wound healing. In this study …