3D extracellular matrix mimics: fundamental concepts and role of materials chemistry to influence stem cell fate

J Nicolas, S Magli, L Rabbachin, S Sampaolesi… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synthetic 3D extracellular matrices (ECMs) find application in cell studies, regenerative
medicine, and drug discovery. While cells cultured in a monolayer may exhibit unnatural …

Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: the importance of polymer choice

CD Spicer - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel scaffolds that can repair or regrow damaged biological tissue have great potential
for the treatment of injury and disease. These biomaterials are widely used in the tissue …

Seeing the light: advancing materials chemistry through photopolymerization

N Corrigan, J Yeow, P Judzewitsch… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of photochemistry to polymer and material science has led to the
development of complex yet efficient systems for polymerization, polymer post …

Stimuli-responsive dynamic hydrogels: design, properties and tissue engineering applications

S Amirthalingam, AK Rajendran, YG Moon… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has been evolving at a rapid pace
with numerous novel and interesting biomaterials being reported. Hydrogels have come a …

Smart micro/nanoparticles in stimulus-responsive drug/gene delivery systems

M Karimi, A Ghasemi, PS Zangabad… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
New achievements in the realm of nanoscience and innovative techniques of nanomedicine
have moved micro/nanoparticles (MNPs) to the point of becoming actually useful for …

Advancing biomaterials of human origin for tissue engineering

FM Chen, X Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …

The design of reversible hydrogels to capture extracellular matrix dynamics

AM Rosales, KS Anseth - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic environment that constantly provides physical
and chemical cues to embedded cells. Much progress has been made in engineering …

Photoresponsive biomaterials for targeted drug delivery and 4D cell culture

ER Ruskowitz, CA DeForest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Biological signalling is regulated through a complex and tightly choreographed interplay
between cells and their extracellular matrix. The spatiotemporal control of these interactions …

4D printing and stimuli-responsive materials in biomedical aspects

YS Lui, WT Sow, LP Tan, Y Wu, Y Lai, H Li - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing has revolutionized the world manufacturing
production. In biomedical applications, however, 3D printed constructs fell short of …

Tricolor visible wavelength-selective photodegradable hydrogel biomaterials

TL Rapp, CA DeForest - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Photodynamic hydrogel biomaterials have demonstrated great potential for user-triggered
therapeutic release, patterned organoid development, and four-dimensional control over …