Small bioactive peptides for biomaterials design and therapeutics

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review is aimed to provide a concise yet extensive survey of key short bioactive peptide
sequences for a range of applications ranging from biomaterials development to peptides …

A review of trends and limitations in hydrogel-rapid prototyping for tissue engineering

T Billiet, M Vandenhaute, J Schelfhout… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The combined potential of hydrogels and rapid prototyping technologies has been an
exciting route in developing tissue engineering scaffolds for the past decade. Hydrogels …

Multifaceted roles of disulfide bonds. Peptides as therapeutics

M Gongora-Benitez, J Tulla-Puche… - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In the last century, small-molecule natural products were the main inspiration for most drug
discovery programs based either on high-throughput screening (HTS) or rational design …

Self‐assembly in nature: using the principles of nature to create complex nanobiomaterials

AC Mendes, ET Baran, RL Reis… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly is a ubiquitous process in biology where it plays numerous important roles
and underlies the formation of a wide variety of complex biological structures. Over the past …

Smart polymeric hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering: a review on the chemistry and biological functions

N Eslahi, M Abdorahim, A Simchi - Biomacromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are attractive bioscaffolds for tissue engineering. The
structural similarity of SRHs to the extracellular matrix (ECM) of many tissues offers great …

Physical cues of biomaterials guide stem cell differentiation fate

A Higuchi, QD Ling, Y Chang, ST Hsu… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Millions of people lose or damage their organs or tissues due to disease, birth defects, or
accidents each year. Stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced pluripotent …

Bone tissue engineering: a review in bone biomimetics and drug delivery strategies

JR Porter, TT Ruckh, KC Popat - Biotechnology progress, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Critical‐sized defects in bone, whether induced by primary tumor resection, trauma, or
selective surgery have in many cases presented insurmountable challenges to the current …

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials: promises for improved tissue regeneration

L Zhang, TJ Webster - Nano today, 2009 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine aim to develop biological substitutes that
restore, maintain, or improve damaged tissue and organ functionality. While tissue …

Supramolecular peptide nanofiber hydrogels for bone tissue engineering: from multihierarchical fabrications to comprehensive applications

Z Hao, H Li, Y Wang, Y Hu, T Chen, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering is becoming an ideal strategy to replace autologous bone grafts for
surgical bone repair, but the multihierarchical complexity of natural bone is still difficult to …

25th anniversary article: supramolecular materials for regenerative medicine

J Boekhoven, SI Stupp - Advanced materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In supramolecular materials, molecular building blocks are designed to interact with one
another via non‐covalent interactions in order to create function. This offers the opportunity …