Development of innovative biomaterials and devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Y Wang, G Li, L Yang, R Luo, G Guo - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death worldwide. The
increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases has become a major public health problem …

Electrospun polymer biomaterials

J Ding, J Zhang, J Li, D Li, C Xiao, H Xiao… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospinning provides a versatile technique for the preparation of matrices with
micro/nanoscopic fibers. The non-woven polymer materials produced by electrospinning …

High-throughput methods in the discovery and study of biomaterials and materiobiology

L Yang, S Pijuan-Galito, HS Rho, AS Vasilevich… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The complex interaction of cells with biomaterials (ie, materiobiology) plays an increasingly
pivotal role in the development of novel implants, biomedical devices, and tissue …

From nano to micro to macro: Electrospun hierarchically structured polymeric fibers for biomedical applications

G Yang, X Li, Y He, J Ma, G Ni, S Zhou - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Hierarchically structured polymer fibers encompassing 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D structures with at
least one dimension nano-to micro-meters in size have recently received an increasing …

Electrospinning versus microfluidic spinning of functional fibers for biomedical applications

J Cheng, Y Jun, J Qin, SH Lee - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Micro-or nanofiber-based materials have extensive applications in biomedical fields due to
their capability to mimic many aspects of physiological microenvironment in vivo. Fabricating …

The effect of thick fibers and large pores of electrospun poly (ε-caprolactone) vascular grafts on macrophage polarization and arterial regeneration

Z Wang, Y Cui, J Wang, X Yang, Y Wu, K Wang, X Gao… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
The vascular grafts prepared by electrospinning often have relatively small pores, which limit
cell infiltration into the grafts and hinder the regeneration and remodeling of the grafts into …

From arteries to capillaries: approaches to engineering human vasculature

S Fleischer, DN Tavakol… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
From microscaled capillaries to millimeter‐sized vessels, human vasculature spans multiple
scales and cell types. The convergence of bioengineering, materials science, and stem cell …

The renaissance of one-dimensional carbon nanotubes in tissue engineering

L Bao, X Cui, M Mortimer, X Wang, J Wu, C Chen - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The severe imbalance between supply and demand has remained a life-threatening
situation for patients undergoing organ resection or severe tissue damage. To resolve this …

Electrospun fibrous scaffolds for small-diameter blood vessels: a review

NK Awad, H Niu, U Ali, YS Morsi, T Lin - Membranes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Small-diameter blood vessels (SDBVs) are still a challenging task to prepare due to the
occurrence of thrombosis formation, intimal hyperplasia, and aneurysmal dilation …

Recent advancements in the bioprinting of vascular grafts

F Fazal, S Raghav, A Callanan, V Koutsos… - Biofabrication, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent advancements in the bioinks and three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting methods used
to fabricate vascular constructs are summarized herein. Critical biomechanical properties …