A three-dimensional oxygen-generating bioscaffold capable of supplying cells with a continuous, controlled, and steady source of oxygen and methods of using such an oxygengenerating bioscaffold to prevent hypoxia-induced damage to cells following transplantation are disclosed. In particular, a collagen-based cryogel bioscaffold having calcium peroxide (CPO) incorporated into its matrix is provided, wherein the CPO produces oxygen upon exposure to water. The collagen-based cryogel is designed with a plurality of macropores capable of encapsulating therapeutic cells for cellular therapy. Methods of producing oxygen-generating bioscaffolds and tissue grafts comprising therapeutic cells contained in such oxygen-generating bioscaffolds as well as their use in cellular therapy are also disclosed.

A three-dimensional oxygen-generating bioscaffold capable of supplying cells with a continuous, controlled, and steady source of oxygen and methods of using such an oxygengenerating bioscaffold to prevent hypoxia-induced damage to cells following transplantation are disclosed. In particular, a collagen-based cryogel bioscaffold having calcium peroxide (CPO) incorporated into its matrix is provided, wherein the CPO produces oxygen upon exposure to water. The collagen-based cryogel is designed with a plurality of macropores capable of encapsulating therapeutic cells for cellular therapy. Methods of producing oxygen-generating bioscaffolds and tissue grafts comprising therapeutic cells contained in such oxygen-generating bioscaffolds as well as their use in cellular therapy are also disclosed.

The present disclosure is directed to a composite implant for the sustained release of a therapeutic agent from a hydrogel matrix. The hydrogel matrix may be a cross-linked bioerodible polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel with a therapeutic complex dispersed within the cross-linked bioerodible PEG hydrogel. The therapeutic complex may include a therapeutic agent in association with mesoporous silica particles. The composite implant is configured to be delivered to or implanted into an eye of a subject or patient. The composite implant may be used treat ocular disease in a subject or patient. Ocular diseases may be selected from at least one of neovascular age related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema, or macular edema following retinal vein occlusion.

The present disclosure pertains to crosslinkable compositions and systems as well as methods for forming crosslinked compositions in situ, including the use of the same for controlling the movement of bodily fluid within a patient, among many other uses.

Bioactive porous bone graft implants in various forms suitable for bone tissue regeneration and/or repair, as well as methods of use, are provided. The implants are formed of bioactive glass and have an engineered porosity. The implants may take the form of a putty, foam, fibrous cluster, fibrous matrix, granular matrix, or combinations thereof and allow for enhanced clinical results as well as ease of handling.

A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.

The invention relates to a method for assembling a clay-nanoparticle gel suitable for loading with one or more molecule species such that they are spatially structured therein, and a method for forming a clay-nanoparticle gel comprising one or more spatially structured molecule species. The invention further relates to structured clay nanoparticle gel and their use, for example in treatment.

A method for making a biomaterial with a target property, the method comprising: obtaining a precursor biomaterial in a precursor biomaterial vessel, and a biomaterial vessel for compacting the precursor biomaterial therein, wherein a relative reduction in a given dimension of the precursor biomaterial in the precursor biomaterial vessel relative to the given dimension in the formed biomaterial in the biomaterial vessel (compaction factor) is based on the target property of the biomaterial and a change in the property of the biomaterial with the compaction factor.

A method for making a biomaterial with a target property, the method comprising: obtaining a precursor biomaterial in a precursor biomaterial vessel, and a biomaterial vessel for compacting the precursor biomaterial therein, wherein a relative reduction in a given dimension of the precursor biomaterial in the precursor biomaterial vessel relative to the given dimension in the formed biomaterial in the biomaterial vessel (compaction factor) is based on the target property of the biomaterial and a change in the property of the biomaterial with the compaction factor.

A method for preparing a slurry for photocuring 3D printing is provided, comprising the steps of: mixing monomer molecules of a thermosensitive hydrogel, a photocuring initiator, a crosslinking agent, a solvent, and a ceramic material to obtain the slurry. a method for manufacturing photocuring 3D printed articles is further provided, comprising using the slurry as a raw material, performing a 3D printing procedure by a photocuring 3D printer to obtain a green compact of a 3D printed article; and coating oil to the green compact of the 3D printed article, followed by heating and sintering the oil-coated article, to obtain the 3D printed article.