[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications

J Li, C Wu, PK Chu, M Gelinsky - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …

Designing hydrogels for controlled drug delivery

J Li, DJ Mooney - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Hydrogel delivery systems can leverage therapeutically beneficial outcomes of drug delivery
and have found clinical use. Hydrogels can provide spatial and temporal control over the …

Responsive biomaterials for 3D bioprinting: A review

Z Fu, L Ouyang, R Xu, Y Yang, W Sun - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting enables a controlled deposition of cells,
biomaterials, and biological compounds (ie, bioinks) to build complex 3D biological models …

Recent trends in protein and peptide-based biomaterials for advanced drug delivery

A Varanko, S Saha, A Chilkoti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Engineering protein and peptide-based materials for drug delivery applications has gained
momentum due to their biochemical and biophysical properties over synthetic materials …

Recent developments in natural biopolymer based drug delivery systems

T Fazal, BN Murtaza, M Shah, S Iqbal, M Rehman… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted delivery of drug molecules to diseased sites is a great challenge in pharmaceutical
and biomedical sciences. Fabrication of drug delivery systems (DDS) to target and/or …

Designing smart biomaterials for tissue engineering

F Khan, M Tanaka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The engineering of human tissues to cure diseases is an interdisciplinary and a very
attractive field of research both in academia and the biotechnology industrial sector. Three …

Hydrogel biomaterials for application in ocular drug delivery

CR Lynch, PPD Kondiah, YE Choonara… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There are many challenges involved in ocular drug delivery. These are a result of the many
tissue barriers and defense mechanisms that are present with the eye; such as the cornea …

[HTML][HTML] Intravitreal hydrogels for sustained release of therapeutic proteins

BC Ilochonwu, A Urtti, WE Hennink… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review highlights how hydrogel formulations can improve intravitreal protein delivery to
the posterior segment of the eye in order to increase therapeutic outcome and patient …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering smart targeting nanovesicles and their combination with hydrogels for controlled drug delivery

K Elkhoury, P Koçak, A Kang, E Arab-Tehrany… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Smart engineered and naturally derived nanovesicles, capable of targeting specific tissues
and cells and delivering bioactive molecules and drugs into them, are becoming important …

[HTML][HTML] Collagen–alginate composite hydrogel: Application in tissue engineering and biomedical sciences

T Hu, ACY Lo - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alginate (ALG), a polysaccharide derived from brown seaweed, has been extensively
investigated as a biomaterial not only in tissue engineering but also for numerous …