Recent methods for modifying mechanical properties of tissue-engineered scaffolds for clinical applications

A Johnston, A Callanan - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The limited regenerative capacity of the human body, in conjunction with a shortage of
healthy autologous tissue, has created an urgent need for alternative grafting materials. A …

Role of biophysics and mechanobiology in podocyte physiology

J Haydak, EU Azeloglu - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2024 - nature.com
Podocytes form the backbone of the glomerular filtration barrier and are exposed to various
mechanical forces throughout the lifetime of an individual. The highly dynamic …

Transformative materials to create 3D functional human tissue models in vitro in a reproducible manner

JL Gerardo‐Nava, J Jansen, D Günther… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recreating human tissues and organs in the petri dish to establish models as tools in
biomedical sciences has gained momentum. These models can provide insight into …

Towards a New 3Rs Era in the construction of 3D cell culture models simulating tumor microenvironment

L Zhang, W Liao, S Chen, Y Chen, P Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Three-dimensional cell culture technology (3DCC) sits between two-dimensional cell culture
(2DCC) and animal models and is widely used in oncology research. Compared to 2DCC …

Advancements in therapeutic development: Kidney organoids and organs on a chip

N Tabibzadeh, R Morizane - Kidney International, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of animal models in therapeutic development has long been the standard practice.
However, ethical concerns and the inherent species differences have prompted a …

Currently Used Methods to Evaluate the Efficacy of Therapeutic Drugs and Kidney Safety

HJ Huang, CL Chou, TT Sandar, WC Liu, HC Yang… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kidney diseases with kidney failure or damage, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
acute kidney injury (AKI), are common clinical problems worldwide and have rapidly …

Effective and new technologies in kidney tissue engineering

H Rayat Pisheh, M Haghdel, M Jahangir… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Kidney disease encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from simple infections
to chronic kidney disease. When the kidneys are unable to filter blood and remove waste …

Glycosaminoglycan Concentration and Sulfation Patterns of Biohybrid Polymer Matrices Direct Microvascular Network Formation and Stability

YDP Limasale, M Fusenig… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Complexation with sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) regulates the signaling of pro‐
angiogenic growth factors in vivo. To use this principle in modulating microvascular network …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Vascular Organoids and Vessel-on-Chip

GR Cheruku, CV Wilson, S Raviendran, Q Xiao - Organoids, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recent advancements in vascular organoid (VO) and vessel-on-chip (VoC) technologies
have revolutionized our approach to studying human diseases, offering unprecedented …

Genetically modified organoids for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Q Zhang, J He, D Zhu, Y Chen, M Fu, S Lu, Y Qiu… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To date, genetically modified organoids are emerging as a promising 3D modeling tool
aimed at solving genetically relevant clinical and biomedical problems for regenerative …