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3D bioprinting of biomimetic self-assembling peptides and neural stem cells for nervous tissue engineering

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Stabilizing gelatin-based bioinks under physiological conditions by incorporation of ethylene-glycol-conjugated Fmoc-FF peptides

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Bioinks adapted for in situ bioprinting scenarios of defect sites: a review

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The potential of carbohydrate supramolecular hydrogels for long-term 3D culture of primary fibroblasts

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Designer DNA biomolecules as a defined biomaterial for 3D bioprinting applications

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In situ 3D bioprinting: A promising technique in advanced biofabrication strategies

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NGIWY-Amide: A Bioinspired Ultrashort Self-Assembled Peptide Gelator for Local Drug Delivery Applications

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Wet spinning and 3D printing of supramolecular hydrogels in acid-base and dynamic conditions

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A Parkinson’s disease model composed of 3D bioprinted dopaminergic neurons within a biomimetic peptide scaffold

Sherin Abdelrahman, Walaa F Alsanie, Zainab N Khan, Hamed I Albalawi, Raed I Felimban, Manola Moretti, Nadia Steiner, Adeel G Chaudhary and Charlotte A E Hauser

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Green Synthesis of Silver-Peptide Nanoparticles Generated by the Photoionization Process for Anti-Biofilm Application

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Bioprinting for drug screening: A path toward reducing animal testing or redefining preclinical research?

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Integrating synthetic polypeptides with innovative material forming techniques for advanced biomedical applications

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An Overview of Extracellular Matrix-Based Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting

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3D bioprinting and photocrosslinking: emerging strategies & future perspectives

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Fabrication of a three-dimensional bone marrow niche-like acute myeloid Leukemia disease model by an automated and controlled process using a robotic multicellular bioprinting system

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Advances and Innovations of 3D Bioprinting Skin

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In vivo bioprinting: Broadening the therapeutic horizon for tissue injuries

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Enhancing Peptide Biomaterials for Biofabrication

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Delivery of Endothelial Cell-Laden Microgel Elicits Angiogenesis in Self-Assembling Ultrashort Peptide Hydrogels In Vitro

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Scaffolding Biomaterials for 3D Cultivated Meat: Prospects and Challenges

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Polymeric biomaterials for 3D printing in medicine: An overview

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Effect of Introducing Leucine Residues into 2-Aminoisobutyric Acid-Based Amphiphilic Helical Peptides on Intermolecular Interactions and Peptide Self-Assembly

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3D bioprinting of cell-laden constructs for regenerative medicine

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A review of nanoparticles in bioinks

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Biodesigned bioinks for 3D printing via divalent crosslinking of self-assembled peptide-polysaccharide hybrids

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Recent advances in the 3D skin bioprinting for regenerative medicine: Cells, biomaterials, and methods

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Probing Peptide Assembly and Interaction via High-Resolution Imaging Techniques: A Mini Review

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IJMS, 2025, 26, 3998
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Advances in electrospinning and 3D bioprinting strategies to enhance functional regeneration of skeletal muscle tissue

Madhumithra Thangadurai, Athulya Ajith, Harshavardhan Budharaju, Swaminathan Sethuraman and Dhakshinamoorthy Sundaramurthi

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Bioprinting: Mechanical Stabilization and Reinforcement Strategies in Regenerative Medicine

Ashleigh Ballard, Rebecca Patush, Jenesis Perez, Carmen Juarez and Alina Kirillova

Tissue Engineering Part A, 2024, 30, 387
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In situ bioprinting: intraoperative implementation of regenerative medicine

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Exploiting the fundamentals of biological organization for the advancement of biofabrication

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Progress and challenges on extrusion based three dimensional (3D) printing of biomaterials

Michael Vu, A. Pramanik, A.K. Basak, C. Prakash and S. Shankar

Bioprinting, 2022, 27, e00223
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3D‐Printing Multi‐Component Multi‐Domain Supramolecular Gels with Differential Conductivity

Tajmon Tony Vadukoote, Alyssa‐Jennifer Avestro and David K. Smith

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The Impact of Mechanical Cues on the Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Profiles of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Cultured in Ultrashort Self-Assembling Peptide 3D Scaffolds

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ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 14508
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3D Printing Hierarchical Porous Nanofibrous Scaffold for Bone Regeneration

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Scaffolds from Self-Assembling Tetrapeptides Support 3D Spreading, Osteogenic Differentiation, and Angiogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Biomacromolecules, 2021, 22, 2094
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Synthesis and Organization of Gold-Peptide Nanoparticles for Catalytic Activities

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ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 2082
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Carboxymethyl cellulose-agarose-gelatin: A thermoresponsive triad bioink composition to fabricate volumetric soft tissue constructs

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SLAS Technology, 2023, 28, 183
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Advances in Self-Assembled Peptides as Drug Carriers

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Pharmaceutics, 2023, 15, 482
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Tuning thermoresponsive properties of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)–agarose composite bioinks to fabricate complex 3D constructs for regenerative medicine

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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 260, 129443
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Bioinks and Bioprinting Strategies for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering

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