Collagen is the oldest and most abundant extracellular matrix protein that has found many
applications in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries. First, an overview …

Reconstruction of bone defects, especially the critical-sized defects, with mechanical
integrity to the skeleton is important for a patient's rehabilitation, however, it still remains …

Organs are complex systems composed of different cells, proteins and signalling molecules
that are arranged in a highly ordered structure to orchestrate a myriad of functions in our …

Synthetic polymers are attracting great attention in the last decades for their use in the
biomedical field as nanovectors for controlled drug delivery, hydrogels and scaffolds …

An osteochondral scaffold has a chondrogenic spiral scaffold in one end of an outer shell
made of sintered microspheres, and an osteogenic spiral scaffold in the other end of the …

In modern medicine, bone and dental loss and defects are common and widespread
morbidities, for which regenerative therapy has shown great promise. Mesenchymal stem …

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used for numerous medical applications, such as
viscosupplementation, eye surgery and drug delivery. A broad range of HA-based materials …

Inspired by physiological events that accompany the “wound healing cascade”, the concept
of developing a tissue either in vitro or in vivo has led to the integration of a wide variety of …

Biomaterials have been used extensively in medical, personal care, and food applications,
with many similar polymers being used across disciplines. This Perspective will emphasize …

In this brief review we address a range of interesting applications and prospects of
responsive hydrogel thin films for the fabrication of “smart” responsive surfaces, membranes …