A beginner's guide to the characterization of hydrogel microarchitecture for cellular applications

FD Martinez-Garcia, T Fischer, A Hayn, CT Mierke… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a three-dimensional, acellular scaffold of living tissues.
Incorporating the ECM into cell culture models is a goal of cell biology studies and requires …

Application of hydrogels as three-dimensional bioprinting ink for tissue engineering

M Xie, J Su, S Zhou, J Li, K Zhang - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of three-dimensional bioprinting technology combined with the principle of tissue
engineering is important for the construction of tissue or organ regeneration …

A review of protein hydrogels: protein assembly mechanisms, properties, and biological applications

Y Tang, H Wang, S Liu, L Pu, X Hu, J Ding, G Xu… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few years, protein hydrogels have attracted more and more attention due to their
unique physical, chemical and biological properties. They have a more complex molecular …

Image-guided intratumoral immunotherapy: Developing a clinically practical technology

A Som, JG Rosenboom, A Chandler, RA Sheth… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the contemporary oncology landscape, with durable
responses possible across a range of cancer types. However, the majority of cancer patients …

Functional biomaterials for tendon/ligament repair and regeneration

Y Tang, Z Wang, L Xiang, Z Zhao… - Regenerative …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
With an increase in life expectancy and the popularity of high-intensity exercise, the
frequency of tendon and ligament injuries has also increased. Owing to the specificity of its …

Detecting and monitoring hydrogels with medical imaging

YC Dong, M Bouche, S Uman, JA Burdick… - ACS biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels, water-swollen polymer networks, are being applied to numerous biomedical
applications, such as drug delivery and tissue engineering, due to their potential tunable …

Polysaccharide-based theranostic systems for combined imaging and cancer therapy: Recent advances and challenges

A Gupta, A Sood, E Fuhrer, K Djanashvili… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Designing novel systems for efficient cancer treatment and improving the quality of life for
patients is a prime requirement in the healthcare sector. In this regard, theranostics have …

Transformable Gallium‐Based Liquid Metal Nanoparticles for Tumor Radiotherapy Sensitization

R Liu, L Gong, X Zhu, S Zhu, X Wu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in the exploration of room
temperature gallium‐based liquid metal (LM) in the field of microfluidics, soft robotics …

A blueprint for translational regenerative medicine

JPK Armstrong, TJ Keane, AC Roques… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The past few decades have produced a large number of proof-of-concept studies in
regenerative medicine. However, the route to clinical adoption is fraught with technical and …

Factors influencing Retention of Injected Biomaterials to treat myocardial infarction

MJG Schotman, PYW Dankers - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterials that are commonly used for the attenuation of adverse remodeling or as
regenerative treatment for myocardial infarction (MI), often have the capacity to release …