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 …

Nanogels and microgels: From model colloids to applications, recent developments, and future trends

M Karg, A Pich, T Hellweg, T Hoare, LA Lyon… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanogels and microgels are soft, deformable, and penetrable objects with an internal gel-
like structure that is swollen by the dispersing solvent. Their softness and the potential to …

Accelerated wound healing by injectable microporous gel scaffolds assembled from annealed building blocks

DR Griffin, WM Weaver, PO Scumpia, D Di Carlo… - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
Injectable hydrogels can provide a scaffold for in situ tissue regrowth and regeneration, yet
gel degradation before tissue reformation limits the gels' ability to provide physical support …

Bioactive injectable hydrogels for on demand molecule/cell delivery and for tissue regeneration in the central nervous system

MA Grimaudo, GS Krishnakumar, E Giusto, F Furlani… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently there are no potential curative therapies that can improve the central nervous
system (CNS) regeneration after traumatic injuries or diseases. Indeed, the regeneration of …

[HTML][HTML] Neural tissue engineering with structured hydrogels in CNS models and therapies

J George, CC Hsu, LTB Nguyen, H Ye, Z Cui - Biotechnology advances, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of techniques to create and use multiphase microstructured hydrogels
(granular hydrogels or microgels) has enabled the generation of cultures with more …

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 …

Injectable extracellular matrix microparticles promote heart regeneration in mice with post‐ischemic heart injury

X Wang, A Ansari, V Pierre, K Young… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ischemic heart injury causes permanent cardiomyocyte loss and fibrosis impairing cardiac
function. Tissue derived biomaterials have shown promise as an injectable treatment for the …

Cell-laden polymeric microspheres for biomedical applications

W Leong, DA Wang - Trends in biotechnology, 2015 - cell.com
Microsphere technology serves as an efficient and effective platform for cell applications (in
vitro cell culture and in vivo cell delivery) due to its mimicry of the 3D native environment …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling cell transplantation anoikis: an injectable, shape memory cryogel microcarrier platform material for stem cell and neuronal cell growth

B Newland, PB Welzel, H Newland… - Small (Weinheim an …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Highly macroporous semi-synthetic cryogel microcarriers could be synthesized for culturing
stem cells and neuronal type cells. Growth factors loaded to the heparin containing …

Stretch-responsive adhesive microcapsules for strain-regulated antibiotic release from fabric wound dressings

YK Jo, SJ Heo, AP Peredo, RL Mauck, GR Dodge… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infection of a wound is a major complication that can significantly delay proper
healing and even necessitate surgical debridement. Conventional non-woven fabric …