Recent advances in carboxymethyl chitosan-based materials for biomedical applications

Y Geng, H Xue, Z Zhang, AC Panayi, S Knoedler… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan (CS) and its derivatives have been applied extensively in the biomedical field
owing to advantageous characteristics including biodegradability, biocompatibility …

Bioengineering human tissues and the future of vascular replacement

KM Naegeli, MH Kural, Y Li, J Wang… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiovascular defects, injuries, and degenerative diseases often require surgical
intervention and the use of implantable replacement material and conduits. Traditional …

Electrospun ZnO-loaded chitosan/PCL bilayer membranes with spatially designed structure for accelerated wound healing

F Zhou, C Cui, S Sun, S Wu, S Chen, J Ma, CM Li - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
A multifunctional bilayer membrane with electrospinning chitosan (CS) and active ZnO
nanoparticles was designed. The outer-layer was constructed with ZnO-encapsulated poly (ε …

Bioengineering artificial blood vessels from natural materials

MJ Moore, RP Tan, N Yang, J Rnjak-Kovacina… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Bioengineering an effective, small diameter (< 6 mm) artificial vascular graft for use in
bypass surgery when autologous grafts are unavailable remains a persistent challenge …

From arteries to capillaries: approaches to engineering human vasculature

S Fleischer, DN Tavakol… - Advanced functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
From microscaled capillaries to millimeter‐sized vessels, human vasculature spans multiple
scales and cell types. The convergence of bioengineering, materials science, and stem cell …

Polymeric materials, advances and applications in tissue engineering: a review

MC Socci, G Rodríguez, E Oliva, S Fushimi… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tissue Engineering (TE) is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses materials science in
combination with biological and engineering sciences. In recent years, an increase in the …

Future perspectives in small-diameter vascular graft engineering

P Mallis, A Kostakis, C Stavropoulos-Giokas… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increased demands of small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) globally has forced the
scientific society to explore alternative strategies utilizing the tissue engineering …

Tissue‐engineered vascular grafts: emerging trends and technologies

P Gupta, BB Mandal - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular tissue engineering has made prodigious progress in recent years by converging
multidisciplinary approaches. Latest technological advancements foster the development of …

A review on antibacterial biomaterials in biomedical applications: from materials perspective to bioinks design

F Pahlevanzadeh, M Setayeshmehr… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In tissue engineering, three-dimensional (3D) printing is an emerging approach to producing
functioning tissue constructs to repair wounds and repair or replace sick tissue/organs. It …

Marine biopolymers as bioactive functional ingredients of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for biomedical applications

K Iliou, S Kikionis, E Ioannou, V Roussis - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine biopolymers, abundantly present in seaweeds and marine animals, feature diverse
structures and functionalities, and possess a wide range of beneficial biological activities …