The sol–gel derived porous bioactive glasses have drawn worldwide attention by virtue of
the convenience and flexibility of this versatile synthesis method. In this review, the recent …

Bone is consisted of bone matrix, cells and bioactive factors, and bone matrix is the
combination of inorganic minerals and organic polymers. Type I collagen fibril made of five …

Bone defects cause significant socio-economic costs worldwide, while the clinical “gold
standard” of bone repair, the autologous bone graft, has limitations including limited graft …

Over the last decade, numerous biopolymers have received more attention in medical
applications involving novel biomaterials because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Successful tissue regeneration requires a scaffold with tailorable biodegradability, tissue-
like mechanical properties, structural similarity to extracellular matrix (ECM), relevant …

Nanomaterials (NM) arouse interest in various fields of science and industry due to their
composition-tunable properties and the ease of modification. They appear currently as …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a renewable nanosized raw material that is drawing a
tremendous level of attention from the materials community. These rod-shaped nanocrystals …

Traditionally, bioactive glasses have been used to fill and restore bone defects. More
recently, this category of biomaterials has become an emerging research field for bone …

The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

Thanks to their high biocompatibility and bioactivity, bioactive glasses are very promising
materials for soft and hard tissue repair and engineering. Because bioactivity and specific …