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ReviewJournal of periodontal & implant science2013

Advances in the design of macroporous polymer scaffolds for potential applications in dentistry.

Sidi A Bencherif, Thomas M Braschler, Philippe Renaud

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Review in Journal of periodontal & implant science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Next-generation biomaterials for dental pulp tissue immunomodulation.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2023
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  13. Advances on Hydrogels for Oral Science Research.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  16. Structural Diversity in Cryoaerogel Synthesis.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2021
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  18. Biocompatible and Biomaterials Application in Drug Delivery System in Oral Cavity.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sidi A BencherifSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. ; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Thomas M BraschlerSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. ; Laboratory of Microsystems, STI-LMIS4, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Philippe RenaudLaboratory of Microsystems, STI-LMIS4, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A paradigm shift is taking place in medicine and dentistry from using synthetic implants and tissue grafts to a tissue engineering approach that uses degradable porous three-dimensional (3D) material hydrogels integrated with cells and bioactive factors to regenerate tissues such as dental bone and other oral tissues. Hydrogels have been established as a biomaterial of choice for many years, as they offer diverse properties that make them ideal in regenerative medicine, including dental applications. Being highly biocompatible and similar to native extracellular matrix, hydrogels have emerged as ideal candidates in the design of 3D scaffolds for tissue regeneration and drug delivery applications. However, precise control over hydrogel properties, such as porosity, pore size, and pore interconnectivity, remains a challenge. Traditional techniques for creating conventional crosslinked polymers have demonstrated limited success in the formation of hydrogels with large pore size, thus limiting cellular infiltration, tissue ingrowth, vascularization, and matrix mineralization (in the case of bone) of tissue-engineered constructs. Emerging technologies have demonstrated the ability to control microarchitectural features in hydrogels such as the creation of large pore size, porosity, and pore interconnectivity, thus allowing the creation of engineered hydrogel scaffolds with a structure and function closely mimicking native tissues. In this review, we explore the various technologies available for the preparation of macroporous scaffolds and their potential applications.

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HydrogelsPolymersTissue engineering

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PMID24455437
PMCPMC3891856

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