Hydrogel microparticles for biomedical applications

AC Daly, L Riley, T Segura, JA Burdick - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Hydrogel microparticles (HMPs) are promising for biomedical applications, ranging from the
therapeutic delivery of cells and drugs to the production of scaffolds for tissue repair and …

Nanostructured particles assembled from natural building blocks for advanced therapies

Y Ju, H Liao, JJ Richardson, J Guo… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced treatments based on immune system manipulation, gene transcription and
regulation, specific organ and cell targeting, and/or photon energy conversion have …

Bone physiology as inspiration for tissue regenerative therapies

D Lopes, C Martins-Cruz, MB Oliveira, JF Mano - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The development, maintenance of healthy bone and regeneration of injured tissue in the
human body comprise a set of intricate and finely coordinated processes. However, an …

Designing microgels for cell culture and controlled assembly of tissue microenvironments

AS Caldwell, BA Aguado… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Micrometer‐sized hydrogels, termed microgels, are emerging as multifunctional platforms
that can recapitulate tissue heterogeneity in engineered cell microenvironments. The …

Microparticles in contact with cells: from carriers to multifunctional tissue modulators

MD Neto, MB Oliveira, JF Mano - Trends in biotechnology, 2019 - cell.com
For several decades microparticles have been exclusively and extensively explored as
spherical drug delivery vehicles and large-scale cell expansion carriers. More recently …

Effective photothermal killing of pathogenic bacteria by using spatially tunable colloidal gels with nano‐localized heating sources

CW Hsiao, HL Chen, ZX Liao… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Alternative approaches to treating subcutaneous abscesses—especially those associated
with antibiotic‐resistant pathogenic bacterial strains—that eliminate the need for antibiotics …

Bioinspired superhydrophilic-hydrophobic integrated surface with conical pattern-shape for self-driven fog collection

D Chen, J Li, J Zhao, J Guo, S Zhang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is well recognized by the scientific community that the fog can be deposited and
transported on asymmetric surfaces, thus numerous efforts have been made to create such …

Introduction to nanotechnology (NT) and nanomaterials (NMs)

LH Madkour, LH Madkour - Nanoelectronic materials: fundamentals and …, 2019 - Springer
Nanotechnology (NT) is the complex interdisciplinary science including nanoscience,
nanochemistry, nanophysics, nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, nanometrology, nanobionics …

Soft chitosan microbeads scaffold for 3D functional neuronal networks

MT Tedesco, D Di Lisa, P Massobrio, N Colistra… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
The availability of 3D biomimetic in vitro neuronal networks of mammalian neurons
represents a pivotal step for the development of brain-on-a-chip experimental models to …

Blood plasma derivatives for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies

SCNS Santos, ÓE Sigurjonsson… - … Engineering Part B …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and its derivatives have been investigated and applied in
regenerative medicine. The use of PRP as a supplement of cell culture media has …