Researchers have recently focused on the advancement of new materials from
biorenewable and sustainable sources because of great concerns about the environment …

In recent years, bone tissue engineering has emerged as a promising solution to the
limitations of current gold standard treatment options for bone related-disorders such as …

Natural biomacromolecules have attracted increased attention as carriers in biomedicine in
recent years because of their inherent biochemical and biophysical properties including …

The bone tissue engineering approach for treating large bone defects becomes necessary
when the tissue damage surpasses the threshold of the inherent regenerative ability of the …

The diversity and availability of biopolymer and increased clinical demand for safe scaffolds
lead to an increased interest in fabricating scaffolds in order to achieve fruitful progress in …

A dual pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel was designed based on a polyelectrolyte complex
of polyacrylic acid (PAA) and norbornene-functionalized chitosan (CsNb), which was …

Preparation and characterization of chitosan/hydroxyapatite (CS/HA) nanocomposites
displaying an intercalated structure is reported. Hydroxyapatite was synthesized through sol …

The effect of glutaraldehyde and calcium cations as covalent and ionic crosslinkers was
investigated on the main characteristics of scaffolds based on chitosan and cellulose …

Nanomaterials have demonstrated a wide range of applications and recently, novel
biomedical studies are devoted to improving the functionality and effectivity of traditional and …

Immobilization using external or internal splints is a standard and effective procedure to treat
minor skeletal fractures. In the case of major skeletal defects caused by extreme trauma …