Emerging biotechnologies for engineering liver organoids
March 2025
The engineering construction of the liver has attracted enormous attention. Organoids, as emerging miniature three-dimensional cultivation units, hold significant potential in the biomimetic simulation...
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The anti-oxidation related bioactive materials for intervertebral disc degeneration regeneration and repair
March 2025
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a prevalent chronic spinal condition characterized by the deterioration of the intervertebral discs (IVD), leading to structural damage and associated pain....
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Unleashing the potential of extracellular vesicles for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease therapy
March 2025
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Biomimetic fabricated tubular graft in situ immobilized with peptides to restore the vascular structure and regulate the inflammation homeostasis through gastrodin coating
March 2025
Since inferior biomimetic fabrication and anti-thrombosis process always lead to the implantation failure of artificial vascular grafts, the development of bioactive platform which can promote endothelialization...
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Immunoregulative coating for scarless healing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
March 2025
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) artificial ligaments are widely used in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction due to their high tensile strength. However, bone tunnel enlargement around PET...
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Bioinspired hierarchical porous tough adhesive to promote sealing of high-pressure bleeding
March 2025
Timely and stable sealing of uncontrolled high-pressure hemorrhage in emergency situations outside surgical units remains a major clinical challenge, contributing to the high mortality rate associated...
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Influence of magnesium addition on microstructural and mechanical stability of hydrostatically extruded biodegradable zinc alloys
February 2025
Pure and low-alloy zinc holds significant potential for use in biodegradable devices, such as coronary stents. However, its thermal stability has not yet been thoroughly characterized. This study focuses...
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Crosstalk between macrophages and mesenchymal stem cells shape patterns of osteogenesis and immunomodulation in mineralized collagen scaffolds
February 2025
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are highly plastic, with the capacity to differentiate into a spectrum of tissue-specific stromal cells. In the field of bone regeneration, MSCs have largely been considered...
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Multidimensional treatment of periprosthetic joint infection using fusion peptide-grafted chitosan coated porous tantalum scaffold
February 2025
Bacterial infection and delayed osteointegration are two major challenges for orthopedic implants. Surface modification enables the implant have a time-sequenced biological function of effective antibacterial...
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Angiogenesis-osteogenesis coupling and anti-osteoclastogenesis zoledronate intermixed calcium silicate metal-organic/inorganic hybrid coating on biodegradable zinc-based intramedullary nails for osteoporotic fracture healing
February 2025
Osteoporotic (OP) fractures remain a tough clinical challenge owing to their impaired healing outcome, which requires novel biomaterials with osteogenicity for effective healing. Metallic zinc (Zn)...
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A stroke organoids-multiomics platform to study injury mechanism and drug response
February 2025
Stroke is one of the top causes of death and disability worldwide, and its pathogenesis and mechanism have not been fully elucidated. Several agents have shown protective effects against stroke in animal...
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Nano-based perivascular intervention sustains a nine-month long-term suppression of intimal hyperplasia in vein grafts
February 2025
Open vascular reconstructions (OVR), including bypass grafts and dialysis access, are standard treatments for cardiovascular and renal diseases. Unfortunately, OVR often fail largely due to intimal...
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A tailored phytosomes based nose-to-brain drug delivery strategy: Silver bullet for Alzheimer's disease
February 2025
With the aging of the population, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has increased dramatically, causing severe medical, care, and economic burdens on society and families. The efficacy of rivastigmine...
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Ligand presentation controls collective MSC response to matrix stress relaxation in hybrid PEG-HA hydrogels
February 2025
Cell interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM) influence intracellular signaling pathways related to proliferation, differentiation, and secretion, amongst other functions. Herein, bone-marrow...
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Scaffolds functionalized with matrix metalloproteinase-responsive release of miRNA for synergistic magnetic hyperthermia and sensitizing chemotherapy of drug-tolerant breast cancer
February 2025
Combining hyperthermia and chemotherapy for maximum anticancer efficacy remains a challenge because drug-tolerant cancer cells often evade this synergistic treatment due to drug resistance and asynchronous...
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Glucose oxidase: An emerging multidimensional treatment option for diabetic wound healing
February 2025
The healing of diabetic skin wounds is a complex process significantly affected by the hyperglycemic environment. In this context, glucose oxidase (GOx), by catalyzing glucose to produce gluconic acid...
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Engineering human immune organoids for translational immunology
February 2025
Animal models have been extensively used as a gold standard in various biological research, including immunological studies. Despite high availability and ease of handling procedure, they inadequately...
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Borosilicate bioactive glass synergizing low-dose antibiotic loaded implants to combat bacteria through ATP disruption and oxidative stress to sequentially achieve osseointegration
February 2025
Bone infection is a catastrophe in clinical orthopedics. Despite being the standard therapy for osteomyelitis, antibiotic-loaded polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) cement has low efficiency against bacteria...
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Injectable acellular matrix microgel assembly with stem cell recruitment and chondrogenic differentiation functions promotes microfracture-based articular cartilage regeneration
February 2025
Articular cartilage repair and regeneration is still a significant challenge despite years of research. Although microfracture techniques are commonly used in clinical practice, the newborn cartilage...
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On-demand imidazolidinyl urea-based tissue-like, self-healable, and antibacterial hydrogels for infectious wound care
February 2025
Bacterial wound infections are a growing challenge in healthcare, posing severe risks like systemic infection, organ failure, and sepsis, with projections predicting over 10 million deaths annually...
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An injectable hyaluronic acid/lithium calcium silicate soft tissue filler with vascularization and collagen regeneration
February 2025
The significance of collagen and vascular in skin augmentation have been recognized in recent years. However, current skin tissue fillers, e.g. hyaluronic acid (HA) or HA-based hydrogel, fail to meet...
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Extracellular Vesicles-in-Hydrogel (EViH) targeting pathophysiology for tissue repair
February 2025
Regenerative medicine endeavors to restore damaged tissues and organs utilizing biological approaches. Utilizing biomaterials to target and regulate the pathophysiological processes of injured tissues...
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Periosteum-bone inspired hierarchical scaffold with endogenous piezoelectricity for neuro-vascularized bone regeneration
February 2025
The development of scaffolds for repairing critical-sized bone defects heavily relies on establishing a neuro-vascularized network for proper penetration of nerves and blood vessels. Despite significant...
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Preventing postsurgical colorectal cancer relapse: A hemostatic hydrogel loaded with METTL3 inhibitor for CAR-NK cell therapy
February 2025
Colorectal cancer (CRC) recurrence post-surgery remains a major challenge. While Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-engineered natural killer (NK) cells hold immense therapeutic potential, their intratumoral...
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Controlled TPCA-1 delivery engineers a pro-tenogenic niche to initiate tendon regeneration by targeting IKKβ/NF-κB signaling
February 2025
Tendon repair remains challenging due to its poor intrinsic healing capacity, and stem cell therapy has emerged as a promising strategy to promote tendon regeneration. Nevertheless, the inflammatory...
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