Year: 2022
Type: review
Abstract: Tissue engineering has become a medical alternative in this society with an ever-increasing lifespan. Advances in the areas of technology and biomaterials have facilitated the use of engineered constructs for medical issues. This review discusses on-going concerns and the latest developments in a widely employed biomaterial in the field of tissue engineering: gelatin. Emerging techniques including 3D bioprinting and gelatin functionalization have demonstrated better mimicking of native tissue by reinforcing gelatin-based systems, among others. This breakthrough facilitates, on the one hand, the manufacturing process when it comes to practicality and cost-effectiveness, which plays a key role in the transition towards clinical application. On the other hand, it can be concluded that gelatin could be considered as one of the promising biomaterials in future trends, in which the focus might be on the detection and diagnosis of diseases rather than treatment.
Source: Pharmaceutics
Institutions: University of the Basque Country, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, University of Sharjah, Technical University of Denmark, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Fundación Eduardo Anitua para la investigación biomédica
Language: English
Subfield: Biomaterials
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,513
Funder: Eusko Jaurlaritza
Awards: G1588215793, G1815952173, G7855402061
OpenAlex ID: W4281765702