RSC Advances  

The emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacterial strains and biofilm-associated diseases have heightened concerns about exploring alternative bactericidal methods.

Nanotechnology revolutionizes breast cancer treatment by improving drug delivery, overcoming barriers, and reducing side effects. This review highlights its potential and superiority over conventional methods, transforming breast cancer management.

This work employed a biocompatible and synthetic-based thermo-responsive material with tailored mechanical properties as a potential macro-scale scaffold to support ex vivo T and CAR-T cell encapsulation and culture.

Alginate-based bioinks used for DoD approaches can be modified with specific peptide-containing components so that incorporated printed cells show significantly higher cell elongation ratios after 7 days (created with https://www.BioRender.com).

Nanoparticle-hydrogel systems are versatile biomaterials that possess numerous advantages for biomedical applications. This review focuses on the application of the nanoparticle-hydrogels system for the delivery of antimicrobial agents.

The global community is faced with numerous health concerns such as cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases, diabetes, joint pain, osteoporosis, among others.

The UV-crosslinkable benzophenone (BP) “bio-glue” efficiently crosslinks with various surfaces and biomolecules. The beauty of this bio-glue lies in its simplicity and broad applicability, requiring no sophisticated equipment or reaction conditions.

Illustration of the mechanism of NbC/TA–GelMA hydrogel with multifunctional properties for potential application in oral mucosal impairment.

We report deposition of a MgCO₃ coating on titanium surfaces using a hydrothermal method, followed by hydrogen peroxide treatment. The coating demonstrated antibacterial properties and enhanced osteogenic differentiation of BMSC.

This review summarized the function of cancer cell membranes and comprehensively discussed the preparation of cancer cell membrane-coated nanoparticles (CCM-NPs) and their application in anti-tumor therapy. The graphical abstract figure was drawn by Figdraw (https://www.figdraw.com).

Flow chart of nHA/PLA/dECM/β-CD-CHX preparation.

Polymeric biomaterials are a widely used class of materials due to their versatile properties.

The fundamentals of bio-orthogonal click chemistry are investigated, while exploring mechanistic intricacies, demonstrating the adaptability and promise of this methodology.

The evaluation of OSTEMER 322's biocompatibility and surface properties provides new insights into its promise as a material for microfluidic cell culture applications.

Despite many reports detailing silk hydrogels, the development of composite silk hydrogels with homotypic and heterotypic silk nanoparticles and their impact on material mechanics and biology have remained largely unexplored.

Laminarin, a complicated polysaccharide originating from brown algae, has emerged as a compelling candidate in the domain of biomedical research.

Due to persistent inflammation and limited osteogenesis, jawbone defects present a considerable challenge in regenerative medicine.

Disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs) are a new therapeutic class for osteoarthritis (OA) prevention or inhibition of the disease development.

A Mg-incorporating Ta coating was deposited on a 3D-printed Ti6Al4V scaffold using a sol–gel method. The coating enhanced osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs and bone ingrowth in vivo.