High-throughput methods in the discovery and study of biomaterials and materiobiology

L Yang, S Pijuan-Galito, HS Rho, AS Vasilevich… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (ie, materiobiology) plays an increasingly
pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue …

The role of changes in extracellular matrix of cartilage in the presence of inflammation on the pathology of osteoarthritis

M Maldonado, J Nam - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that affects various tissues surrounding joints
such as articular cartilage, subchondral bone, synovial membrane, and ligaments. No …

Collagen scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering and relevant approaches for future development

V Irawan, TC Sung, A Higuchi, T Ikoma - Tissue engineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background: Cartilage tissue engineering (CTE) aims to obtain a structure mimicking native
cartilage tissue through the combination of relevant cells, three-dimensional scaffolds, and …

3D culture of chondrocytes in gelatin hydrogels with different stiffness

X Li, S Chen, J Li, X Wang, J Zhang, N Kawazoe… - Polymers, 2016 - mdpi.com
Gelatin hydrogels can mimic the microenvironments of natural tissues and encapsulate cells
homogeneously, which makes them attractive for cartilage tissue engineering. Both the …

Extracellular matrix stiffness dictates Wnt expression through integrin pathway

J Du, Y Zu, J Li, S Du, Y Xu, L Zhang, L Jiang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
It is well established that extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness plays a significant role in
regulating the phenotypes and behaviors of many cell types. However, the mechanism …

Effect of gelatin source and photoinitiator type on chondrocyte redifferentiation in gelatin methacryloyl-based tissue-engineered cartilage constructs

S Pahoff, C Meinert, O Bas, L Nguyen… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels are a mechanically and biochemically tuneable
biomaterial, facilitating chondrocyte culture for tissue engineering applications. However, a …

[HTML][HTML] Steering cell behavior through mechanobiology in 3D: a regenerative medicine perspective

J Zonderland, L Moroni - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Mechanobiology, translating mechanical signals into biological ones, greatly affects cellular
behavior. Steering cellular behavior for cell-based regenerative medicine approaches …

Controlled positioning of cells in biomaterials—approaches towards 3D tissue printing

S Wüst, R Müller, S Hofmann - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2011 - mdpi.com
Current tissue engineering techniques have various drawbacks: they often incorporate
uncontrolled and imprecise scaffold geometries, whereas the current conventional cell …

Stiffness matters: fine-tuned hydrogel elasticity alters chondrogenic redifferentiation

B Bachmann, S Spitz, B Schädl, AH Teuschl… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biomechanical cues such as shear stress, stretching, compression, and matrix elasticity are
vital in the establishment of next generation physiological in vitro tissue models. Matrix …

ECM stiffness primes the TGFβ pathway to promote chondrocyte differentiation

JL Allen, ME Cooke, T Alliston - Molecular biology of the cell, 2012 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Cells encounter physical cues such as extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness in a
microenvironment replete with biochemical cues. However, the mechanisms by which cells …