Biomimetic approaches in bone tissue engineering: Integrating biological and physicomechanical strategies

MA Fernandez-Yague, SA Abbah, L McNamara… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of responsive biomaterials capable of demonstrating modulated function
in response to dynamic physiological and mechanical changes in vivo remains an important …

Polymeric nanostructured materials for biomedical applications

Z Tang, C He, H Tian, J Ding, BS Hsiao, B Chu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polymeric nanostructured materials (PNMs), which are polymeric materials in nanoscale or
polymer composites containing nanomaterials, have become increasingly useful for …

Design, fabrication and characterization of PCL electrospun scaffolds—a review

A Cipitria, A Skelton, TR Dargaville… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The expanding interest in electrospinning fibers for bioengineering includes a significant
use of polyesters, including poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL). This review summarizes literature …

Design and fabrication of porous biodegradable scaffolds: a strategy for tissue engineering

V Raeisdasteh Hokmabad, S Davaran… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Current strategies of tissue engineering are focused on the reconstruction and regeneration
of damaged or deformed tissues by grafting of cells with scaffolds and biomolecules …

A review on the recent research of polycaprolactone (PCL)

RM Mohamed, K Yusoh - Advanced materials research, 2016 - Trans Tech Publ
The concept of biodegradable plastics is of considerable interest with respect to solid waste
accumulation. Greater efforts have been made in developing degradable biological …

Poly (∊-caprolactone) fiber: an overview

B Azimi, P Nourpanah, M Rabiee… - Journal of Engineered …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Poly (∊-caprolactone),(PCL) or simply polycaprolactone as it is usually referred to, is a
synthetic biodegradable aliphatic polyester which has attracted considerable attention in …

Polymeric nanofibers in tissue engineering

RL Dahlin, FK Kasper, AG Mikos - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Polymeric nanofibers can be produced using methods such as electrospinning, phase
separation, and self-assembly, and the fiber composition, diameter, alignment, degradation …

3D superelastic scaffolds constructed from flexible inorganic nanofibers with self‐fitting capability and tailorable gradient for bone regeneration

L Wang, Y Qiu, H Lv, Y Si, L Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Repair of bone defects with irregular shapes or at soft tissue insertion sites faces a huge
challenge. Scaffolds capable of adapting to bone cavities, generating stiffness gradients …

Improved cellular infiltration in electrospun fiber via engineered porosity

J Nam, Y Huang, S Agarwal, J Lannutti - Tissue engineering, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Small pore sizes inherent to electrospun matrices can hinder efficient cellular ingrowth. To
facilitate infiltration while retaining its extracellular matrix-like character, electrospinning was …

Electrospun fibers immobilized with bone forming peptide-1 derived from BMP7 for guided bone regeneration

YJ Lee, JH Lee, HJ Cho, HK Kim, TR Yoon, H Shin - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
The development of ideal barrier membranes with appropriate porosity and bioactivity is
essential for the guidance of new bone formation in orthopedic and craniomaxillofacial …