[HTML][HTML] The advances in nanomedicine for bone and cartilage repair

K Qiao, L Xu, J Tang, Q Wang, KS Lim… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
With the gradual demographic shift toward an aging and obese society, an increasing number
of patients are suffering from bone and cartilage injuries. However, conventional therapies …

Cell-free osteoarthritis treatment with sustained-release of chondrocyte-targeting exosomes from umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells to rejuvenate aging …

…, X Cui, Y Liu, Y Liu, S Deng, T Yuan, Y Fan, Q Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As chondrocytes from osteoarthritic cartilage usually exhibit aging and senescent characteristics,
targeting aging chondrocytes could be a potential therapeutic strategy. In this study, …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin-mediated development and abiotic stress tolerance in plants

Y Pan, X Xu, L Li, Q Sun, Q Wang, H Huang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a multifunctional molecule that has been widely discovered in most plants. An
increasing number of studies have shown that melatonin plays essential roles in plant growth …

Preparation and characterization of oxidized alginate covalently cross-linked galactosylated chitosan scaffold for liver tissue engineering

F Chen, M Tian, D Zhang, J Wang, Q Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Liver tissue engineering (LTE) requires a perfect extracellular matrix (ECM) for hepatocytes
culture to maintain high level of liver-specific functions. Here, we reported a LTE scaffold …

Icariin conjugated hyaluronic acid/collagen hydrogel for osteochondral interface restoration

J Yang, Y Liu, L He, Q Wang, L Wang, T Yuan, Y Xiao… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, numerous tissue-engineered constructs have been investigated for
the osteochondral repair. However, it still remains a challenge to regenerate the …

[HTML][HTML] Mussel-inspired extracellular matrix-mimicking hydrogel scaffold with high cell affinity and immunomodulation ability for growth factor-free cartilage …

D Gan, Y Jiang, Y Hu, X Wang, Q Wang, K Wang… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Injury to articular cartilage cause certain degree of disability due to poor self-repair
ability of cartilage tissue. To promote cartilage regeneration, it is essential to develop a …

Injection‐free delivery of MSC‐derived extracellular vesicles for myocardial infarction therapeutics

…, BG Soliman, Y Lu, Z Qin, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As emerging therapeutic factors, extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer significant potential for
myocardial infarction (MI) treatment. Current delivery approaches for EVs involve either intra‐…

Influence of hydrogel network microstructures on mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis in vitro and in vivo

J Yang, Y Li, Y Liu, D Li, L Zhang, Q Wang, Y Xiao… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels, which provide three-dimensional (3D) niches for encapsulating bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), are becoming a promising tissue engineering solution for …

Bionic mechanical design of titanium bone tissue implants and 3D printing manufacture

X Pei, B Zhang, Y Fan, X Zhu, Y Sun, Q Wang, X Zhang… - Materials Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Bionic titanium bone tissue engineering implants were constructed by computer-aided design
and fabricated by selected laser melting. Novel interconnected porous structure was built …

Solubilized cartilage ECM facilitates the recruitment and chondrogenesis of endogenous BMSCs in collagen scaffolds for enhancing microfracture treatment

Y Lu, Y Wang, H Zhang, Z Tang, X Cui… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Articular cartilage has very poor intrinsic healing ability and its repair remains a significant
clinical challenge. To promote neocartilage regeneration, we fabricated two collagen (Col) …