Sarrigiannidis, S.O.; Rey, J. M.; Dobre, O .; González-García, C.; Dalby, M.J.; Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel(Elsevier, 2021-03)
[EN] Collagen hydrogels are among the most well-studied platforms for drug delivery and in situ tissue engineering, thanks to their low cost, low immunogenicity, versatility, biocompatibility, and similarity to the natural ...
[EN] Alginate is a polysaccharide used extensively in biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility and suitability for hydrogel fabrication using mild reaction chemistries. Though alginate has commonly been crosslinked ...
[EN] Extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived matrices such as Matrigel are used to culture numerous cell types in vitro as they recapitulate ECM properties that support cell growth, organisation, migration and differentiation. ...
Rodrigo-Navarro, Aleixandre; Sankaran, Shrikrishnan; Dalby, Matthew J.; del Campo, Aránzazu; Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel(Nature Publishing Group, 2021-12)
[EN] Biomaterials have evolved from inert materials that lack interaction with the body to biologically active, instructive materials that host and provide signals to surrounding cells and tissues. Engineered living materials ...
Sprott, Mark Robert; Gallego-Ferrer, Gloria; Dalby, Matthew J.; Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel; Cantini, Marco(Wiley-VCH, 2019-02-07)
[EN] Poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) has been used as a biodegradable polymer for many years; the key characteristics of this polymer make it a versatile and useful resource for regenerative medicine. However, it is not inherently ...
[EN] While much work has been done in the design of biomaterials to control integrin-mediated adhesion, less emphasis has been put on functionalization of materials with cadherin ligands. Yet, cell-cell contacts in combination ...