Harnessing the potential of hydrogels for advanced therapeutic applications: Current achievements and future directions

P Lu, D Ruan, M Huang, M Tian, K Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The applications of hydrogels have expanded significantly due to their versatile, highly
tunable properties and breakthroughs in biomaterial technologies. In this review, we cover …

[HTML][HTML] Cerium oxide nanoparticles: synthesis methods and applications in wound healing

H Nosrati, M Heydari, M Khodaei - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Wound care and treatment can be critical from a clinical standpoint. While different strategies
for the management and treatment of skin wounds have been developed, the limitations …

Hydrogels for tissue engineering: addressing key design needs toward clinical translation

F Xu, C Dawson, M Lamb, E Mueller… - … in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While the soft mechanics and tunable cell interactions facilitated by hydrogels have attracted
significant interest in the development of functional hydrogel-based tissue engineering …

Delivery of antibacterial agents for wound healing applications using polysaccharide-based scaffolds

H Nosrati, M Heydari, Z Tootiaei, S Ganjbar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Skin is the first line of defense against pathogenic microorganisms. Any serious damage to
this organ can lead to bacterial invasion and wound infection. Such infections can cause not …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering exosome-based biomimetic nanovehicles for wound healing

A Joorabloo, T Liu - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Complexity and difficulties in wound management are pressing concerns that affect patients'
quality of life and may result in tissue infection, necrosis, and loss of local and systemic …

Pullulan-based hydrogels in wound healing and skin tissue engineering applications: a review

CN Elangwe, SN Morozkina, RO Olekhnovich… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wound healing is a complex process of overlapping phases with the primary aim of the
creation of new tissues and restoring their anatomical functions. Wound dressings are …

Mesenchymal stromal cells in hepatic fibrosis/cirrhosis: from pathogenesis to treatment

X Yang, Q Li, W Liu, C Zong, L Wei, Y Shi… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatic fibrosis/cirrhosis is a significant health burden worldwide, resulting in liver failure or
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and accounting for many deaths each year. The …

Mesenchymal stem cells in fibrotic diseases—the two sides of the same coin

L Qin, N Liu, C Bao, D Yang, G Ma, W Yi… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Fibrosis is caused by extensive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which
play a crucial role in injury repair. Fibrosis attributes to~ 45% of all deaths worldwide. The …

Application of polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan copolymer hydrogels in biomedicine: A review

K Zhang, Y Liu, X Shi, R Zhang, Y He, H Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels is a hydrophilic, cross-linked polymer of three-dimensional network structures.
The application of hydrogels prepared from a single polymer in the biomedical field has …

Disrupting mechanotransduction decreases fibrosis and contracture in split-thickness skin grafting

K Chen, D Henn, M Januszyk, JA Barrera… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
Burns and other traumatic injuries represent a substantial biomedical burden. The current
standard of care for deep injuries is autologous split-thickness skin grafting (STSG), which …