Hydrogels are hydrophilic cross-linked polymer networks formed via the simple reaction of
one or more monomers with the ability to retain a significant extent of water. Owing to an …

The field of tissue engineering places complex demands on the natural and synthetic
biomaterials that have been applied for organ/tissue development. The materials selected to …

Heart valve tissue engineering (HVTE) aims to provide living autologous heart valve
implants endowed with regenerative capabilities and life‐long durability. However …

Hydrogels have been extensively used as scaffolds in tissue engineering for cell adhesion,
proliferation, migration, and differentiation because of their high-water content and …

Vascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, but surgical options are restricted
by the limited availability of autologous vessels, and the suboptimal performance of …

Injectable hydrogels that polymerize directly in vivo hold significant promises in clinical
settings to support the repair of damaged or failing tissues. Existing systems that allow …

Materials in nature have fascinating properties that serve as a continuous source of
inspiration for materials scientists. Accordingly, bio-mimetic and bio-inspired approaches …

Abstract Elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), which derive from one of the repetitive domains
found in natural elastin, have been intensively studied in the last few years from several …

In view of the increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that disturb the osteogenic
differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), the repair of diabetic bone …

Electron beam irradiation was used for the synthesize of porous and non-porous pectin
based hydrogels through conjugation of pectin with 5-hydroxytryptophan in the presence …