Recent advances in natural polymer-based hydroxyapatite scaffolds: Properties and applications

JA Lett, S Sagadevan, I Fatimah, ME Hoque… - European Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
New materials that mimic natural bone properties, matching functional, mechanical, and
biological properties have been continuously developed to rehabilitate bone defects …

A review of zein as a potential biopolymer for tissue engineering and nanotechnological applications

CJ Pérez-Guzmán, R Castro-Muñoz - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering (TE) is one of the most challenging fields of research since it provides
current alternative protocols and materials for the regeneration of damaged tissue. The …

Evaluation of the effects of zein incorporation on physical, mechanical, and biological properties of polyhydroxybutyrate electrospun scaffold for bone tissue …

S Ghasemi, A Alibabaie, R Saberi, M Esmaeili… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Materials and fabrication methods significantly influence the scaffold's final features in tissue
engineering. This study aimed to blend zein with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) at 5, 10, and 15 …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoantibiotics to fight multidrug resistant infections by Gram-positive bacteria: hope or reality?

F Berini, V Orlandi, R Gornati, G Bernardini… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The spread of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-positive pathogens represents a threat to
human health. To counteract the current lack of novel antibiotics, alternative antibacterial …

The Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/Calcium Phosphate Composite Microspheres for Biomedical Applications

MY Wu, SW Huang, IF Kao, SK Yen - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, we successfully prepared porous composite microspheres composed of
hydroxyapatite (HAp), di-calcium phosphate di-hydrated (DCPD), and chitosan through the …

Polydopamine constructed interfacial molecular bridge in nano-hydroxylapatite/polycaprolactone composite scaffold

P Feng, X Qiu, L Yang, Q Liu, C Zhou, Y Hu… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Nano-hydroxylapatite (nano-HAP)/polycaprolactone (PCL) composite scaffold is
proved to possess great potential for bone tissue engineering application since the …

Synthesis and characterization of a hydroxyapatite-sodium alginate-chitosan scaffold for bone regeneration

D Liu, Z Liu, J Zou, L Li, X Sui, B Wang, N Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bone scaffolds play an important role in promoting the healing of large bone defects.
However, the type of scaffold material, type of drug loaded into the scaffold, and method of …

Status of plant protein-based green scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications

H Jahangirian, S Azizi, R Rafiee-Moghaddam… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, regenerative medicine has merited substantial attention from scientific
and research communities. One of the essential requirements for this new strategy in …

Preparation and characterization of Pullulan-based nanocomposite scaffold incorporating Ag-Silica Janus particles for bone tissue engineering

H Moris, A Ghaee, M Karimi, M Nouri-Felekori… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
A nanocomposite bone scaffold was fabricated from pullulan, a natural extracellular
polysaccharide. Pullulan (PULL) was blended with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and a nano …

[HTML][HTML] M2 macrophages-derived exosomes combined with acellular cartilage matrix scaffolds promote osteochondral regeneration via modulatory microenvironment

H Yin, Z Yan, J Wu, M Li, Q Ge, T Zhang, Y Ma, X Sui… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Articular cartilage (AC) regeneration has always been a difficult problem for clinicians. Anti-
inflammatory (M2) macrophages have anti-inflammatory and tissue repair effects. Exosomes …