Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures,
which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft …

Skin wound repair is a multistage process involving multiple cellular and molecular
interactions, which modulate the cell behaviors and dynamic remodeling of extracellular …

Synthetic 3D extracellular matrices (ECMs) find application in cell studies, regenerative
medicine, and drug discovery. While cells cultured in a monolayer may exhibit unnatural …

Angiogenesis is the process through which novel blood vessels are formed from pre-existing
ones and it is involved in both physiological and pathological processes of the body …

Cancer is one of the leading causes of human death, despite enormous efforts to explore
cancer biology and develop anticancer therapies. The main challenges in cancer research …

Cutaneous injuries, especially chronic wounds, burns, and skin wound infection, require
painstakingly long-term treatment with an immense financial burden to healthcare systems …

The advent of 3D-printing/additive manufacturing in biomedical engineering field has
introduced great potential for the preparation of 3D structures that can mimic native tissues …

Engineering hierarchical vasculatures is critical for creating implantable functional thick
tissues. Current approaches focus on fabricating mesoscale vessels for implantation or …

Porous scaffolds are widely used in biomedical applications where pore size and
morphology influence a range of biological processes, including mass transfer of solutes …

Numerous surgical procedures are daily performed worldwide to replace and repair
damaged tissue. Tissue engineering is the field devoted to the regeneration of damaged …