The enhancement of wound healing has been a goal of medical practitioners for thousands
of years. The development of chronic, non-healing wounds is a persistent medical problem …

Tissue engineering has become a promising strategy for repairing damaged cartilage and
bone tissue. Among the scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications, injectable hydrogels …

In order to create a moist environment for rapid wound healing, a hydrogel sheet composed
of a blended powder of alginate, chitin/chitosan and fucoidan (ACF-HS; 60: 20: 2: 4 w/w) has …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and is often associated with
partial or full occlusion of the blood vessel network in the affected organs. Restoring blood …

Chitin-based materials and their derivatives are receiving increased attention in tissue
engineering because of their unique and appealing biological properties. In this review, we …

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), composed of natural and biodegradable polymers,(such
as positively charged chitosan or protamine and negatively charged glycosaminoglycans …

Tissue engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary field of investigation focused on the
regeneration of diseased or injured tissues through the delivery of appropriate molecular …

Growth factors belonging to the FGF family play important roles in tissue and organ repair
after trauma. In this review, I discuss the regulation by FGFs of the aspects of cellular …

Wounds in diabetic patients, especially diabetic foot ulcers, are more difficult to heal
compared with normal wounds and can easily deteriorate, leading to amputation. Common …

Chitosan, the N-deacetylated derivative of chitin that forms the exoskeleton of crustacean
shells, belongs to the polysaccharide family and has structural similarity to …