Current hydrogel advances in physicochemical and biological response-driven biomedical application diversity

H Cao, L Duan, Y Zhang, J Cao, K Zhang - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Hydrogel is a type of versatile platform with various biomedical applications after rational
structure and functional design that leverages on material engineering to modulate its …

Collagen-and hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels and their biomedical applications

Q Xu, JE Torres, M Hakim, PM Babiak, P Pal… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been widely investigated in biomedical fields due to their similar physical
and biochemical properties to the extracellular matrix (ECM). Collagen and hyaluronic acid …

Hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering: the importance of polymer choice

CD Spicer - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel scaffolds that can repair or regrow damaged biological tissue have great potential
for the treatment of injury and disease. These biomaterials are widely used in the tissue …

The collagen suprafamily: from biosynthesis to advanced biomaterial development

A Sorushanova, LM Delgado, Z Wu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Collagen is the oldest and most abundant extracellular matrix protein that has found many
applications in food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries. First, an overview …

[HTML][HTML] A tough act to follow: Collagen hydrogel modifications to improve mechanical and growth factor loading capabilities

SO Sarrigiannidis, JM Rey, O Dobre… - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
Collagen hydrogels are among​ the most well-studied platforms for drug delivery and in situ
tissue engineering, thanks to their low cost, low immunogenicity, versatility, biocompatibility …

Tailoring gelation mechanisms for advanced hydrogel applications

V Nele, JP Wojciechowski… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are one of the most commonly explored classes of biomaterials. Their chemical
and structural versatility has enabled their use across a wide range of applications, including …

Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G Jin… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Engineered materials for organoid systems

MJ Kratochvil, AJ Seymour, TL Li, SP Paşca… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Organoids are 3D cell culture systems that mimic some of the structural and functional
characteristics of an organ. Organoid cultures provide the opportunity to study organ-level …

Mechanical Signal‐Tailored Hydrogel Microspheres Recruit and Train Stem Cells for Precise Differentiation

Z Chen, Z Lv, Y Zhuang, Q Saiding, W Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aberrant mechanical microenvironment in degenerated tissues induces misdirection of
cell fate, making it challenging to achieve efficient endogenous regeneration. Herein, a …

Advances in the fabrication of biomaterials for gradient tissue engineering

C Li, L Ouyang, JPK Armstrong, MM Stevens - Trends in biotechnology, 2021 - cell.com
Natural tissues and organs exhibit an array of spatial gradients, from the polarized neural
tube during embryonic development to the osteochondral interface present at articulating …