Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Sodium alginate (SA) is an inexpensive and biocompatible biomaterial with fast and gentle
crosslinking that has been widely used in biological soft tissue repair/regeneration …

The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

In recent years, cardiac patches have been developed for the treatment of myocardial
infarction. However, the fixation approaches onto the tissue through suture or phototriggered …

Myocardial infarction (MI) is still the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The success of cell-
based therapies and tissue engineering strategies for treatment of injured myocardium have …

Alginate is a biomaterial that has found numerous applications in biomedical science and
engineering due to its favorable properties, including biocompatibility and ease of gelation …

Seaweeds are abundant sources of diverse bioactive compounds with various properties
and mechanisms of action. These compounds offer protective effects, high nutritional value …

Injectable hydrogels with biodegradability have in situ formability which in vitro/in vivo allows
an effective and homogeneous encapsulation of drugs/cells, and convenient in vivo surgical …

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs)
have been widely used for treating myocardial infarction (MI). However, low retention and …

Alginate hydrogels are extremely versatile and adaptable biomaterials, with great potential
for use in biomedical applications. Their extracellular matrix-like features have been key …