Accelerated corrosion of 316L stainless steel in a simulated oral environment via extracellular electron transfer and acid metabolites of subgingival microbiota
May 2024
316L stainless steel (SS) is widely applied as microimplant anchorage (MIA) due to its excellent mechanical properties. However, the risk that the oral microorganisms can corrode 316L SS is fully neglected....
Artificial Intelligence Virtual Organoids (AIVOs)
May 2026
Organoid platforms have reshaped in vitro human biology yet remain constrained by batch variability, sparse longitudinal readouts and barriers to scale. This review introduces Artificial Intelligence...
Dynamic compliance penis enlargement patch
December 2024
Men are particularly sensitive to penis size, especially those with a deformed or injured penis. This can lead to a strong desire for penis enlargement surgery. Given the ethical sensitivities of the...
Advancements in hydrogel design for articular cartilage regeneration: A comprehensive review
January 2025
This review paper explores the cutting-edge advancements in hydrogel design for articular cartilage regeneration (CR). Articular cartilage (AC) defects are a common occurrence worldwide that can lead...
Going below and beyond the surface: Microneedle structure, materials, drugs, fabrication, and applications for wound healing and tissue regeneration
September 2023
Microneedle, as a novel drug delivery system, has attracted widespread attention due to its non-invasiveness, painless and simple administration, controllable drug delivery, and diverse cargo loading...
AI-enabled organoids: Construction, analysis, and application
January 2024
Organoids, miniature and simplified in vitro model systems that mimic the structure and function of organs, have attracted considerable interest due to their promising applications in disease modeling,...
An inhalable gallium-polyphenol nanoparticle blocks bacterial electron transport chain and signal transduction for anti-biofilm therapy
March 2026
Bacterial biofilms have become an escalating global health threat due to their persistent infections and antimicrobial resistance. Conventional antibacterial approaches often fail to eliminate biofilms...
Facile fabrication of antioxidative and antibacterial hydrogel films to accelerate infected diabetic wound healing
November 2025
Diabetic wounds are accompanied with hemorrhage, excessive reactive oxygen species accumulation, microbial infection, and poor exudate management. Current dressings are insufficient to modulate the...
Mitochondrial-targeted injectable hydrogel for periodontitis therapy via oral immunity and flora regulation
April 2026
The therapy of chronic periodontitis poses a perennial challenge due to its intricate etiology, specific bacterial involvement, and the presence of an inflammatory immune microenvironment. The misuse...
Antibacterial conductive self-healing hydrogel wound dressing with dual dynamic bonds promotes infected wound healing
December 2023
In clinical applications, there is a lack of wound dressings that combine efficient resistance to drug-resistant bacteria with good self-healing properties. In this study, a series of adhesive self-healing...
AI-driven 3D bioprinting for regenerative medicine: From bench to bedside
March 2025
In recent decades, 3D bioprinting has garnered significant research attention due to its ability to manipulate biomaterials and cells to create complex structures precisely. However, due to technological...
Bone grafts and biomaterials substitutes for bone defect repair: A review
December 2017
Bone grafts have been predominated used to treat bone defects, delayed union or non-union, and spinal fusion in orthopaedic clinically for a period of time, despite the emergency of synthetic bone graft...
Advances in orthodontic clear aligner materials
April 2023
Rapid technological improvements in biomaterials, computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM) have endorsed clear aligner therapy (CAT) as a mainstay of orthodontic treatment, and the materials...
Turmeric extracellular vesicles-derived “all-in-one” nanoagent enables full-cycle synergistic immunomodulation of lung cancer
February 2026
Lung cancer's metastatic propensity and recurrence prevalence necessitate innovative immunotherapy strategies beyond conventional single-mode regulation. We engineered low-capacity turmeric-derived...
Magnetic nanomaterials for hyperthermia-based therapy and controlled drug delivery
November 2025
As an innovative physiotherapeutic approach, magnetic hyperthermia therapy (MHT) has unique advantages including minimal invasiveness, precise temperature control, and deep tissue penetration capabilities....
Photo-curing 3D printing technique and its challenges
March 2020
In recent ten years, 3D printing technology has been developed rapidly. As an advanced technology, 3D printing has been used to fabricate complex and high-precision objects in many fields. 3D printing...
A tough, antibacterial and antioxidant hydrogel dressing accelerates wound healing and suppresses hypertrophic scar formation in infected wounds
April 2024
Wound management is an important issue that places enormous pressure on the physical and mental health of patients, especially in cases of infection, where the increased inflammatory response could...
Designed bone-targeting ROS-responsive nanoplatform for precision glycolysis inhibition in postmenopausal osteoporosis
April 2026
Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) arises from estrogen deficiency, which disrupts bone remodeling by shifting the balance toward bone resorption over osteogenesis. Glycolytic regulation has emerged...
Dynamic hydrogel mechanics in organoid engineering: From matrix design to translational paradigms
January 2026
The extracellular matrix (ECM) serves as a dynamic biomechanical regulator of cellular behavior, yet conventional 3D culture systems, such as Matrigel, lack the spatiotemporal control required to dissect...
Injectable living hydrogel as engineered biotherapeutic to promote tooth-extraction wound healing and alveolar bone regeneration
May 2026
Effective wound healing and functional bone regeneration following tooth extraction remain clinical challenges, underscoring the significant need for multifunctional strategies that address the complex,...
Decellularized extracellular matrix biomaterials for regenerative therapies: Advances, challenges and clinical prospects
February 2024
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have shown potential in the repair and regeneration of tissues and organs via the use of engineered biomaterials and scaffolds. However, current constructs...
Injectable microgels loaded with programmable WELNs based on mendelian randomization macroanalysis alleviate osteoarthritis by restoring the circadian rhythm
February 2026
The development of interventional therapies that can effectively alleviate joint wear and promote cartilage regeneration is a major challenge in the clinical management of osteoarthritis (OA). This...
Anisotropic mechanotransductive tissue constructs via brush-assisted bioprinting of microfiber-reinforced composite bioinks
May 2026
Engineering aligned musculoskeletal and cardiac tissues remains a key challenge due to the lack of mechanical cues in conventional bioinks. Here, we present a synergistic strategy combining fiber-reinforced...
Peptide-based nanomaterials: Self-assembly, properties and applications
May 2022
Peptide-based materials that have diverse structures and functionalities are an important type of biomaterials. In former times, peptide-based nanomaterials with excellent stability were constructed...
Dental pulp regeneration strategies: A review of status quo and recent advances
August 2024
Microorganisms, physical factors such as temperature or mechanical injury, and chemical factors such as free monomers from composite resin are the main causes of dental pulp diseases. Current clinical...
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