Alginic acid polymer-hydroxyapatite composites for bone tissue engineering

R Sikkema, B Keohan, I Zhitomirsky - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural bone is a composite organic-inorganic material, containing hydroxyapatite (HAP) as
an inorganic phase. In this review, applications of natural alginic acid (ALGH) polymer for …

Bio-instructive materials for musculoskeletal regeneration

T Gonzalez-Fernandez, P Sikorski, JK Leach - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The prevalence and cost of disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system are predicted to
rise significantly in the coming years due to the aging global population and the increase of …

Dynamic cross-linking of an alginate–acrylamide tough hydrogel system: time-resolved in situ mapping of gel self-assembly

A Pragya, S Mutalik, MW Younas, SK Pang, PK So… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are a popular class of biomaterial that are used in a number of commercial
applications (eg; contact lenses, drug delivery, and prophylactics). Alginate-based tough …

Biomaterials based strategies for rotator cuff repair

S Zhao, W Su, V Shah, D Hobson, L Yildirimer… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tearing of the rotator cuff commonly occurs as among one of the most frequently
experienced tendon disorders. While treatment typically involves surgical repair, failure rates …

Stabilisation of amorphous calcium phosphate in polyethylene glycol hydrogels

M Schweikle, SH Bjørnøy, ATJ van Helvoort… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Acellular polymer-calcium phosphate composites are promising bone graft materials.
Hydrogels are suitable for providing a temporary matrix, while calcium phosphate minerals …

[HTML][HTML] Highly elastic and bioactive bone biomimetic scaffolds based on platelet lysate and biomineralized cellulose nanocrystals

JP Ribeiro, RMA Domingues, PS Babo… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bone is a vascularized organic-inorganic composite tissue that shows a heavily-mineralized
extracellular matrix (ECM) on the nanoscale. Herein, the nucleation of calcium phosphates …

Formation of hydroxyapatite via transformation of amorphous calcium phosphate in the presence of alginate additives

S Ucar, SH Bjørnøy, DC Bassett, BL Strand… - Crystal Growth & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the primary mineral of vertebral tooth and bone tissue; thus, it is often
incorporated into synthetic composite materials designed for hard tissue engineering …

Gelling kinetics and in situ mineralization of alginate hydrogels: A correlative spatiotemporal characterization toolbox

SH Bjørnøy, S Mandaric, DC Bassett, AKO Åslund… - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to their large water content and structural similarities to the extracellular matrix,
hydrogels are an attractive class of material in the tissue engineering field. Polymers …

Aqueous two-phase droplet-templated colloidosomes composed of self-formed particles via spatial confined biomineralization

F Qu, T Meng, Y Dong, H Sun, Q Tang… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A facile and green approach is developed for fabricating colloidosomes with well-controlled
size and structure from the microfluidic-generated aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) …

Micro-Raman spectroscopy reveals the presence of octacalcium phosphate and whitlockite in association with bacteria-free zones within the mineralized dental …

FA Shah - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Through a correlative analytical approach encompassing backscattered electron scanning
electron microscopy (BSE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and micro …