Biopolymer-based functional composites for medical applications

SB Park, E Lih, KS Park, YK Joung, DK Han - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

[HTML][HTML] Applying extrusion-based 3D printing technique accelerates fabricating complex biphasic calcium phosphate-based scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration

N Beheshtizadeh, M Azami, H Abbasi… - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Tissue engineering (TE) is the main approach for stimulating the body's
mechanisms to regenerate damaged or diseased organs. Bone and cartilage tissues due to …

Chitosan/silk fibroin modified nanofibrous patches with mesenchymal stem cells prevent heart remodeling post-myocardial infarction in rats

J Chen, Y Zhan, Y Wang, D Han, B Tao, Z Luo, S Ma… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor functional survival of the engrafted stem cells limits the therapeutic efficacy of stem-cell-
based therapy for myocardial infarction (MI). Cardiac patch-based system for cardiac repair …

Acoustofluidics–changing paradigm in tissue engineering, therapeutics development, and biosensing

R Rasouli, KM Villegas, M Tabrizian - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
For more than 70 years, acoustic waves have been used to screen, diagnose, and treat
patients in hundreds of medical devices. The biocompatible nature of acoustic waves, their …

Human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and tissue engineering strategies for disease modeling and drug screening

AST Smith, J Macadangdang, W Leung… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Improved methodologies for modeling cardiac disease phenotypes and accurately
screening the efficacy and toxicity of potential therapeutic compounds are actively being …

Thermally-triggered fabrication of cell sheets for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

H Takahashi, T Okano - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Cell transplantation is a promising approach for promoting tissue regeneration in the
treatment of damaged tissues or organs. Although cells have conventionally been delivered …

Stem cells and injectable hydrogels: synergistic therapeutics in myocardial repair

M Sepantafar, R Maheronnaghsh, H Mohammadi… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
One of the major problems in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is the inability of
myocardium to self-regenerate. Current therapies are unable to restore the heart's function …

Coiled fiber scaffolds embedded with gold nanoparticles improve the performance of engineered cardiac tissues

S Fleischer, M Shevach, R Feiner, T Dvir - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Coiled perimysial fibers within the heart muscle provide it with the ability to contract and
relax efficiently. Here, we report on a new nanocomposite scaffold for cardiac tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Chemistry and engineering of brush type polymers: Perspective towards tissue engineering

İK Açarı, E Sel, İ Özcan, B Ateş, S Köytepe… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In tissue engineering, it is imperative to control the behaviour of cells/stem cells, such as
adhesion, proliferation, propagation, motility, and differentiation for tissue regeneration …

Controlling the structural and functional anisotropy of engineered cardiac tissues

W Bian, CP Jackman, N Bursac - Biofabrication, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to control the degree of structural and functional anisotropy in 3D engineered
cardiac tissues would have high utility for both in vitro studies of cardiac muscle physiology …