Advanced Healthcare Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(17)
Published: Jan. 13, 2024
Abstract
Biomaterials
are
defined
as
“engineered
materials”
and
include
a
range
of
natural
synthetic
products,
designed
for
their
introduction
into
interaction
with
living
tissues.
considered
prominent
tools
in
regenerative
medicine
that
support
the
restoration
tissue
defects
retain
physiologic
functionality.
Although
commonly
used
medical
field,
these
constructs
inherently
foreign
toward
host
induce
an
immune
response
at
material–tissue
interface,
body
(FBR).
A
strong
connection
between
regeneration
is
suggested,
which
appropriate
amount
macrophage
polarization
necessary
to
trigger
autologous
formation.
Recent
developments
this
field
have
led
characterization
immunomodulatory
traits
optimizes
bioactivity,
integration
biomaterials
determines
fate
regeneration.
This
review
addresses
variety
aspects
involved
steering
inflammatory
response,
including
cell
interactions,
physical
characteristics,
biochemical
cues,
metabolomics.
Harnessing
advancing
knowledge
FBR
allows
optimization
biomaterial‐based
implants,
aiming
prevent
damage
implant,
improve
regeneration,
provide
efficient
successful
vivo
implantation.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
During
tumor
growth
the
extracellular
matrix
(ECM)
undergoes
dramatic
remodeling.
The
normal
ECM
is
degraded
and
substituted
with
a
tumor-specific
ECM,
which
often
of
higher
collagen
density
increased
stiffness.
structure
has
been
associated
poor
prognosis
in
several
types
cancer.
However,
reason
for
this
association
still
largely
unknown.
Collagen
can
promote
cancer
cell
migration,
but
recent
studies
have
shown
that
collagens
also
affect
function
phenotype
various
tumor-infiltrating
immune
cells
such
as
tumor-associated
macrophages
(TAMs)
T
cells.
This
suggests
could
important
modulatory
functions
within
microenvironment,
affecting
progression
well
efficacy
immunotherapy.
effects
on
help
explain
why
high
tumors
correlated
prognosis.
Knowledge
about
potentially
identify
targets
improving
current
therapies
or
development
new
treatments.
In
review,
knowledge
ability
to
influence
activity
will
be
summarized.
includes
direct
interactions
induction
suppressive
other
macrophages.
Additionally,
potential
immunotherapy
discussed.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Jan. 25, 2022
Tissue
repair
after
trauma
and
infection
has
always
been
a
difficult
problem
in
regenerative
medicine.
Hydrogels
have
become
one
of
the
most
important
scaffolds
for
tissue
engineering
due
to
their
biocompatibility,
biodegradability
water
solubility.
Especially,
stiffness
hydrogels
is
key
factor,
which
influence
morphology
mesenchymal
stem
cells
(MSCs)
differentiation.
The
researches
on
this
point
are
meaningful
field
engineering.
Herein,
review
focus
design
with
different
effects
behavior
MSCs.
In
addition,
effect
hydrogel
phenotype
macrophages
introduced,
then
relationship
between
changes
inflammatory
response
discussed.
Finally,
future
application
certain
medicine
prospected.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(10)
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Abstract
Diabetic
foot
ulcer
(DFU)
is
one
of
the
most
common
complications
diabetes,
bringing
physical
and
mental
challenges
for
patients
due
to
lack
efficient
curative
therapy.
Despite
considerable
advances
in
pharmacological
surgical
approaches,
clinical
trials
DFU
remain
disappointing
local
overactive
excessive
inflammation.
Immunomodulatory
hydrogels
has
significant
advantages
overcome
challenge
DFUs
Here,
recent
fabrication
regenerative
utilization
functional
altering
immune
microenvironment
are
comprehensively
reviewed.
The
pathological
features
healing
processes
DFUs,
followed
by
summarizing
physicochemical
properties
essential
design
immunomodulation
briefly
introduced.
Then,
potential
immuno‐therapeutic
modalities
emerging
trends
used
treat
via
multitherapeutic
approaches
enhanced
efficacy
safety
discussed.
Taken
together,
linking
structural
their
functions
therapy
with
a
particular
focus
on
immunomodulatory
stimuli,
this
review
can
promote
further
designing
advanced
resulting
improved
diabetic
wound
repair
through
translation
into
setting
near
future.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(21)
Published: April 29, 2023
Abstract
Cells
interact
with
their
surrounding
environment
through
a
combination
of
static
and
dynamic
mechanical
signals
that
vary
over
stimulus
types,
intensity,
space,
time.
Compared
to
such
as
stiffness,
porosity,
topography,
the
current
understanding
on
effects
stimulations
cells
remains
limited,
attributing
lack
access
devices,
complexity
experimental
set‐up,
data
interpretation.
Yet,
in
pursuit
emerging
translational
applications
(e.g.,
cell
manufacturing
for
clinical
treatment),
it
is
crucial
understand
how
respond
variety
forces
are
omnipresent
vivo
so
they
can
be
exploited
enhance
therapeutic
outcomes.
With
rising
appreciation
extracellular
matrix
(ECM)
key
regulator
biofunctions,
researchers
have
bioengineered
suite
ECM‐mimicking
hydrogels,
which
fine‐tuned
spatiotemporal
cues
model
complex
profiles.
This
review
first
discusses
stimuli
may
impact
different
cellular
components
various
mechanobiology
pathways
involved.
Then,
hydrogels
designed
incorporate
parameters
influence
behaviors
described.
The
Scopus
database
also
used
analyze
relative
strength
evidence,
ranging
from
strong
weak,
based
number
published
literatures,
associated
citations,
treatment
significance.
Additionally,
impacts
clinically
relevant
types
including
mesenchymal
stem
cells,
fibroblasts,
immune
evaluated.
aim
draw
attention
paucity
studies
well
highlight
potential
using
cocktail
intensities
fates
(similar
concept
biochemical
direct
fate).
It
envisioned
this
progress
report
will
inspire
more
exciting
development
mechanoresponsive
biomedical
applications.
Biomaterials Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(1)
Published: Feb. 9, 2023
Sensing
the
mechanical
properties
of
substrates
or
matrix
by
cells
and
tissues,
subsequent
downstream
responses
at
cellular,
nuclear
epigenetic
levels
outcomes
are
beginning
to
get
unraveled
more
recently.
There
have
been
various
instances
where
researchers
established
underlying
connection
between
cellular
mechanosignalling
pathways
physiology,
differentiation,
also
tissue
pathology.
It
has
now
accepted
that
mechanosignalling,
alone
in
combination
with
classical
pathways,
could
play
a
significant
role
fate
determination,
development,
organization
tissues.
Furthermore,
as
mechanobiology
is
gaining
traction,
so
do
techniques
ponder
gain
insights
into
still
pathways.
This
review
would
briefly
discuss
some
interesting
works
wherein
it
shown
specific
alteration
lead
determination
stem
differentiated
such
osteoblasts,
adipocytes,
tenocytes,
cardiomyocytes,
neurons,
how
these
being
utilized
for
development
organoids.
cover
developed
employed
explore
effects
including
imaging
mechanosensing
proteins,
atomic
force
microscopy
(AFM),
quartz
crystal
microbalance
dissipation
measurements
(QCMD),
traction
(TFM),
microdevice
arrays,
Spatio-temporal
image
analysis,
optical
tweezer
measurements,
mechanoscanning
ion
conductance
(mSICM),
acoustofluidic
interferometric
device
(AID)
forth.
provide
who
work
on
exploiting
control
functions
engineering
regenerative
applications,
will
shed
light
advancements
be
unravel
unknown
field
mechanobiology.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
Biomaterial
wound
dressings,
such
as
hydrogels,
interact
with
host
cells
to
regulate
tissue
repair.
This
study
investigates
how
crosslinking
of
gelatin-based
hydrogels
influences
immune
and
stromal
cell
behavior
healing
in
female
mice.
We
observe
that
softer,
lightly
crosslinked
promote
greater
cellular
infiltration
result
smaller
scars
compared
stiffer,
heavily
hydrogels.
Using
single-cell
RNA
sequencing,
we
further
show
increase
inflammation
lead
the
formation
a
distinct
macrophage
subpopulation
exhibiting
signs
oxidative
activity
fusion.
Conversely,
are
more
readily
taken
up
by
macrophages
integrated
within
tissue.
The
physical
properties
differentially
affect
fibroblast
interactions,
promoting
pro-fibrotic
drives
fusion
through
RANKL
signaling.
These
findings
suggest
tuning
can
guide
responses
improve
healing,
offering
insights
for
designing
better
biomaterials
treatment.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(11)
Published: March 13, 2024
Tissue-resident
macrophages
play
important
roles
in
tissue
homeostasis
and
repair.
However,
how
monitor
maintain
integrity
is
not
well
understood.
The
extracellular
matrix
(ECM)
a
key
structural
organizational
component
of
all
tissues.
Here,
we
find
that
sense
the
mechanical
properties
ECM
to
regulate
specific
repair
program.
We
show
macrophage
mechanosensing
mediated
by
cytoskeletal
remodeling
can
be
performed
three-dimensional
environments
through
noncanonical,
integrin-independent
mechanism
analogous
amoeboid
migration.
these
dynamics
also
integrate
biochemical
signaling
colony-stimulating
factor
1
ultimately
chromatin
accessibility
control
mechanosensitive
gene
expression
This
study
identifies
an
"amoeboid"
mode
which
may
fibrosis.