Designing scaffolds for corneal regeneration

M Ahearne, J Fernández‐Pérez… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Corneal blindness is one of the most common causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting
millions of people. To treat these patients, researchers have been examining different …

Applications of decellularized materials in tissue engineering: advantages, drawbacks and current improvements, and future perspectives

J Liao, B Xu, R Zhang, Y Fan, H Xie, X Li - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Decellularized materials (DMs) are attracting more and more attention because of their
native structures, comparatively high bioactivity, low immunogenicity and good …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal regeneration strategies: from stem cell therapy to tissue engineered stem cell scaffolds

M Wang, Y Li, H Wang, M Li, X Wang, R Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corneal epithelial defects and excessive wound healing might lead to severe complications.
As stem cells can self-renew infinitely, they are a promising solution for regenerating the …

A review on modifications of amniotic membrane for biomedical applications

F Dadkhah Tehrani, A Firouzeh, I Shabani… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the innermost layer of the fetal placenta, which surrounds
and protects the fetus. Its unique structure, in addition to its physical and biological …

Electrospun nanofibers for improved angiogenesis: promises for tissue engineering applications

S Nazarnezhad, F Baino, HW Kim, TJ Webster… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis (or the development of new blood vessels) is a key event in tissue
engineering and regenerative medicine; thus, a number of biomaterials have been …

Membranous extracellular matrix-based scaffolds for skin wound healing

LC Da, YZ Huang, HQ Xie, BH Zheng, YC Huang… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Membranous extracellular matrix (ECM)-based scaffolds are one of the most promising
biomaterials for skin wound healing, some of which, such as acellular dermal matrix, small …

Supramolecular host-guest hyaluronic acid hydrogels enhance corneal wound healing through dynamic spatiotemporal effects

GM Fernandes-Cunha, SH Jeong, CM Logan, P Le… - The ocular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe corneal wounds can lead to ulceration and scarring if not promptly and adequately
treated. Hyaluronic acid (HA) has been investigated for the treatment of corneal wounds due …

Applications of acellular human amniotic membrane in regenerative medicine

S Doudi, M Barzegar, EA Taghavi, M Eini, A Ehterami… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The human amniotic membrane (hAM) surrounds and protects the fetus. It mainly consists of
a thick basement membrane and an avascular stromal matrix. The structural, physical, and …

Animal models in eye research: focus on corneal pathologies

A Loiseau, G Raîche-Marcoux, C Maranda… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The eye is a complex sensory organ that enables visual perception of the world. The
dysfunction of any of these tissues can impair vision. Conduction studies on laboratory …

Human amniotic membrane as a multifunctional biomaterial: recent advances and applications

Z Jahanafrooz, B Bakhshandeh… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The developing fetus is wrapped by a human amniotic membrane or amnion. Amnion is a
promising human tissue allograft in clinical application because of its chemical composition …