Supramolecular adhesive hydrogels for tissue engineering applications

Y Zhao, S Song, X Ren, J Zhang, Q Lin… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Advanced application of collagen-based biomaterials in tissue repair and restoration

J Zhu, Z Li, Y Zou, G Lu, A Ronca, U D'Amora… - Journal of Leather …, 2022 - Springer
In tissue engineering, bioactive materials play an important role, providing structural support,
cell regulation and establishing a suitable microenvironment to promote tissue regeneration …

An artificially-intelligent cornea with tactile sensation enables sensory expansion and interaction

S Qu, L Sun, S Zhang, J Liu, Y Li, J Liu, W Xu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
We demonstrate an artificially-intelligent cornea that can assume the functions of the native
human cornea such as protection, tactile perception, and light refraction, and possesses …

Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus in two clinical cohorts

M Rafat, M Jabbarvand, N Sharma, M Xeroudaki… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Visual impairment from corneal stromal disease affects millions worldwide. We describe a
cell-free engineered corneal tissue, bioengineered porcine construct, double crosslinked …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-crosslinked regenerative hydrogel for sutureless long-term repair of corneal defect

X Shen, S Li, X Zhao, J Han, J Chen, Z Rao, K Zhang… - Bioactive Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Corneal transplantation is the most effective clinical treatment for corneal defects, but it
requires precise size of donor corneas, surgical sutures, and overcoming other technical …

An injectable, shape-retaining collagen hydrogel cross-linked using thiol-maleimide click chemistry for sealing corneal perforations

J Rosenquist, M Folkesson, L Höglund… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Injectable hydrogels show great promise in developing novel regenerative medicine
solutions and present advantages for minimally invasive applications. Hydrogels based on …

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose: Physicochemical properties and ocular drug delivery formulations

LL Tundisi, GB Mostaço, PC Carricondo… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is a cellulose ether widely used in drug formulations
due to its biocompatibility, uncharged nature, solubility in water and thermoplastic behavior …

Dopamine‐Based High‐Transparent Hydrogel as Bioadhesive for Sutureless Ocular Tissue Repair

Y Qian, K Xu, L Shen, M Dai, Z Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ocular injuries and their complications represent the most common causes of visual
impairment. For ocular surgery, there is an unmet need for highly transparent bioadhesives …

A versatile hydrogel with antibacterial and sequential drug-releasing capability for the programmable healing of infectious keratitis

S Meng, H Hu, Y Qiao, F Wang, BN Zhang, D Sun… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels have attracted tremendous attention as favorable corneal substitutes for treating
severe infectious keratitis (IK). However, current hydrogel-based corneal substitutes were …

Protein-based hydrogels: promising materials for tissue engineering

N Davari, N Bakhtiary, M Khajehmohammadi, S Sarkari… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The successful design of a hydrogel for tissue engineering requires a profound
understanding of its constituents' structural and molecular properties, as well as the proper …