Biomimetic approaches in bone tissue engineering: Integrating biological and physicomechanical strategies

MA Fernandez-Yague, SA Abbah, L McNamara… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
The development of responsive biomaterials capable of demonstrating modulated function
in response to dynamic physiological and mechanical changes in vivo remains an important …

Carbon nanotubes for delivery of small molecule drugs

BS Wong, SL Yoong, A Jagusiak, T Panczyk… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the realm of drug delivery, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have gained tremendous attention
as promising nanocarriers, owing to their distinct characteristics, such as high surface area …

2D MXene‐integrated 3D‐printing scaffolds for augmented osteosarcoma phototherapy and accelerated tissue reconstruction

S Pan, J Yin, L Yu, C Zhang, Y Zhu, Y Gao… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The residual of malignant tumor cells and lack of bone‐tissue integration are the two critical
concerns of bone‐tumor recurrence and surgical failure. In this work, the rational integration …

Graphene for controlled and accelerated osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells

TR Nayak, H Andersen, VS Makam, C Khaw, S Bae… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Current tissue engineering approaches combine different scaffold materials with living cells
to provide biological substitutes that can repair and eventually improve tissue functions. Both …

Graphene: a versatile nanoplatform for biomedical applications

Y Zhang, TR Nayak, H Hong, W Cai - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene, with its excellent physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, holds
tremendous potential for a wide variety of biomedical applications. As research on graphene …

Applications of carbon nanotubes in bone tissue regeneration and engineering: Superiority, concerns, current advancements, and prospects

B Pei, W Wang, N Dunne, X Li - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
With advances in bone tissue regeneration and engineering technology, various
biomaterials as artificial bone substitutes have been widely developed and innovated for the …

Clinical applications of carbon nanomaterials in diagnostics and therapy

KP Loh, D Ho, GNC Chiu, DT Leong… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials have the potential to improve how patients are clinically treated and
diagnosed. While there are a number of nanomaterials that can be used toward improved …

Carbon nanotube, graphene and boron nitride nanotube reinforced bioactive ceramics for bone repair

C Gao, P Feng, S Peng, C Shuai - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The high brittleness and low strength of bioactive ceramics have severely restricted their
application in bone repair despite the fact that they have been regarded as one of the most …

3D printing of micro-and nanoscale bone substitutes: a review on technical and translational perspectives

L Cheng, S Suresh K, H He, RS Rajput… - International journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Recent developments in three-dimensional (3D) printing technology offer immense potential
in fabricating scaffolds and implants for various biomedical applications, especially for bone …

A carbon nanotube–polymer composite for T-cell therapy

TR Fadel, FA Sharp, N Vudattu, R Ragheb… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Clinical translation of cell therapies requires strategies that can manufacture cells efficiently
and economically. One promising way to reproducibly expand T cells for cancer therapy is …