Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …

Spatiotemporal hydrogel biomaterials for regenerative medicine

TE Brown, KS Anseth - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels mimic many of the physical properties of soft tissue and are widely used
biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Synthetic hydrogels have …

Scalable high‐throughput production of modular microgels for in situ assembly of microporous tissue scaffolds

JM de Rutte, J Koh, D Di Carlo - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel scaffolds that template the regeneration of tissue structures are widely explored;
however, there is often a trade‐off between material properties, such as stiffness and …

Injectable hydrogel with slow degradability composed of gelatin and hyaluronic acid cross-linked by Schiff's base formation

T Hozumi, T Kageyama, S Ohta, J Fukuda… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We developed an injectable gelatin/hyaluronic acid hydrogel with slow degradability, which
consisted of carbohydrazide-modified gelatin (Gel-CDH) and hyaluronic acid monoaldehyde …

Smart polymers for microscale machines

L Tan, AC Davis, DJ Cappelleri - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Microscale machines are able to perform a number of tasks like micromanipulation, drug‐
delivery, and noninvasive surgery. In particular, microscale polymer machines that can …

Middle-out methods for spatiotemporal tissue engineering of organoids

MR Blatchley, KS Anseth - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Organoids recapitulate many aspects of the complex three-dimensional (3D) organization
found within native tissues and even display tissue and organ-level functionality. Traditional …

Bilayer hydrogels for wound dressing and tissue engineering

O Luneva, R Olekhnovich, M Uspenskaya - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
A large number of different skin diseases such as hits, acute, and chronic wounds dictate the
search for alternative and effective treatment options. The wound healing process requires a …

Chemically fueled reinforcement of polymer hydrogels

CWH Rajawasam, C Tran, M Weeks… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbodiimide-fueled anhydride bond formation has been used to enhance the mechanical
properties of permanently crosslinked polymer networks, giving materials that exhibit …

Functionally graded biomaterials for use as model systems and replacement tissues

JM Lowen, JK Leach - Advanced functional materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The heterogeneity of native tissues requires complex materials to provide suitable
substitutes for model systems and replacement tissues. Functionally graded materials have …

Photo processing for biomedical hydrogels design and functionality: A review

H Yao, J Wang, S Mi - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
A large number of opportunities for biomedical hydrogel design and functionality through
photo-processing have stretched the limits of innovation. As both photochemical …