Materials and methods for delivery of biological drugs

AN Zelikin, C Ehrhardt, AM Healy - Nature chemistry, 2016 - nature.com
Biological drugs generated via recombinant techniques are uniquely positioned due to their
high potency and high selectivity of action. The major drawback of this class of therapeutics …

Biofabrication of small diameter tissue-engineered vascular grafts

A Weekes, N Bartnikowski, N Pinto, J Jenkins… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Current clinical treatment strategies for the bypassing of small diameter (< 6 mm) blood
vessels in the management of cardiovascular disease frequently fail due to a lack of suitable …

Multiple functionalities of polyelectrolyte multilayer films: new biomedical applications

T Boudou, T Crouzier, K Ren, G Blin… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The design of advanced functional materials with nanometer‐and micrometer‐scale control
over their properties is of considerable interest for both fundamental and applied studies …

Future perspectives in small-diameter vascular graft engineering

P Mallis, A Kostakis, C Stavropoulos-Giokas… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increased demands of small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) globally has forced the
scientific society to explore alternative strategies utilizing the tissue engineering …

Polyelectrolyte multilayer assemblies on materials surfaces: from cell adhesion to tissue engineering

V Gribova, R Auzely-Velty, C Picart - Chemistry of Materials, 2012 - ACS Publications
Controlling the bulk and surface properties of materials is a real challenge for bioengineers
working in the fields of biomaterials, tissue engineering and biophysics. The layer-by-layer …

Recent progress in the preparation, chemical interactions and applications of biocompatible polysaccharide-protein nanogel carriers

Z Zhang, G Hao, C Liu, J Fu, D Hu, J Rong… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanogel carriers are rapidly emerged as a major delivery strategy in the fields of food,
biology and medicine for small particle size, excellent solubility, high loading, and controlled …

Drug releasing polymer thin films: new era of surface-mediated drug delivery

AN Zelikin - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
Polymer films and coatings are among the popular and most successful tools to modulate
surface properties of biomaterials, specifically tissue responses and fouling behavior. Over …

Application of decellularized vascular matrix in small-diameter vascular grafts

Y Li, Y Zhou, W Qiao, J Shi, X Qiu… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the most common procedure used in
cardiovascular surgery for the treatment of severe coronary atherosclerotic heart disease. In …

Mesenchymal stem cells and progenitor cells in connective tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: is there a future for transplantation?

A Hilfiker, C Kasper, R Hass, A Haverich - Langenbeck's Archives of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Transplantation surgery suffers from a shortage of donor organs worldwide. Cell
injection and tissue engineering (TE), thus emerge as alternative therapy options. The …

Advancements in the fabrication technologies and biomaterials for small diameter vascular grafts: A fine-tuning of physicochemical and biological properties

M Shahriari-Khalaji, M Shafiq, H Cui, R Cao… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Autografts are gold-standard treatment options. However, their use is hampered by several …