Table 4.
Summary of current advancements in gels and hydrogels
Component | Fabrication Technique | Experimental Model | Outcomes | Literature support |
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Calcium phosphate cement + propylene glycol alginate | Nonhuman primates: Three-wall intrabony defects | The experimental group showed significantly less epithelial downgrowth and enhanced cementum + PDL regeneration compared to the control | Wang et al.[122] | |
GelMa + PDLSC | 3D Bioprinting | in vitro | 3D bioprinting conditions for attaining high resolution, dimensional stability and cell viability of periodontal ligament cells were optimized | Thattaruparambil Raveendran et al.[125] |
Polyisocyanopeptide + PLGA | Electrospraying | Rat: ectopic model (subcutaneous implantation) | This gel system exhibited tunable drug release, optimal injectability, long-term structural stability and no obvious in vivo inflammatory response | Wang et al.[124] |
PDL: periodontal ligament; PLGA: poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid); PDLSC: periodontal ligament stem cells; GelMa: gelatin methacryloyl