Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels have been demonstrated as promising materials for biomedical applications because they showed a similar 3D microenvironment with native tissue and cells were easily encapsulated and dispersed within these hydrogel scaffolds homogeneously. During the period of tissue regeneration, biodegradable hydrogels degraded with the deposition of extracellular matrix secreted by cells, thus serving as a promising “temporary extracellular matrix” in the remodeling. However, due to the lack of precise microarchitecture control and the limited capability in recreating living constructs containing complex anisotropic microenvironment, hydrogels with precise topographic cues remains an ongoing challenge.
In light of these shortcomings, nanocomposite hydrogels which consisted of nanomaterials and hydrogels enable improve directed structure formation at the multiscale. The integration of nanomaterials, such as nanofibers, nanoparticles, nanoclay and nanogel, and hydrogel endow new mechanical and functional properties, which will be highly beneficial for various biomedical applications, especially tissue engineering and regeneration. Therefore, we set up this Research Topic with the aim to collect the new technologies, new methods, and new applications in the field of nanocomposite hydrogels in tissue regeneration.
This Research Topic proposes to publish Original Research and Review articles, Mini-Reviews, and Opinions on potential topics, including but not limited to:
- Injectable hydrogels
- Nanocomposite hydrogels
- Electrospinning nanofiber reinforced hydrogels
- Nanocomposite Hydrogels for drug delivery
- Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels
- Nanocomposite hydrogels for tissue regeneration, wound healing, bioimaging
- Immunomodulation of Nanocomposite hydrogels
- Hydrogel coating on biomaterials for tissue engineering
- Nanocomposite hydrogel nerve guidance conduit for the treatment of nerve damages
- Hydrogels of flexible electronics for tissue regeneration
- Nanocomposite hydrogels as synergistic therapy against multi-drug resistant bacteria
- Bioinks for additive manufacturing and 3D bioprinting
- Smart or responsive nanocomposite hydrogels
Please note: this section is proposed by three female scientists, we are warmly welcome the submissions by female researchers
Injectable and biodegradable hydrogels have been demonstrated as promising materials for biomedical applications because they showed a similar 3D microenvironment with native tissue and cells were easily encapsulated and dispersed within these hydrogel scaffolds homogeneously. During the period of tissue regeneration, biodegradable hydrogels degraded with the deposition of extracellular matrix secreted by cells, thus serving as a promising “temporary extracellular matrix” in the remodeling. However, due to the lack of precise microarchitecture control and the limited capability in recreating living constructs containing complex anisotropic microenvironment, hydrogels with precise topographic cues remains an ongoing challenge.
In light of these shortcomings, nanocomposite hydrogels which consisted of nanomaterials and hydrogels enable improve directed structure formation at the multiscale. The integration of nanomaterials, such as nanofibers, nanoparticles, nanoclay and nanogel, and hydrogel endow new mechanical and functional properties, which will be highly beneficial for various biomedical applications, especially tissue engineering and regeneration. Therefore, we set up this Research Topic with the aim to collect the new technologies, new methods, and new applications in the field of nanocomposite hydrogels in tissue regeneration.
This Research Topic proposes to publish Original Research and Review articles, Mini-Reviews, and Opinions on potential topics, including but not limited to:
- Injectable hydrogels
- Nanocomposite hydrogels
- Electrospinning nanofiber reinforced hydrogels
- Nanocomposite Hydrogels for drug delivery
- Biomimetic anisotropic hydrogels
- Nanocomposite hydrogels for tissue regeneration, wound healing, bioimaging
- Immunomodulation of Nanocomposite hydrogels
- Hydrogel coating on biomaterials for tissue engineering
- Nanocomposite hydrogel nerve guidance conduit for the treatment of nerve damages
- Hydrogels of flexible electronics for tissue regeneration
- Nanocomposite hydrogels as synergistic therapy against multi-drug resistant bacteria
- Bioinks for additive manufacturing and 3D bioprinting
- Smart or responsive nanocomposite hydrogels
Please note: this section is proposed by three female scientists, we are warmly welcome the submissions by female researchers
