To mark this historic occasion, a special issue in Bioactive Materials (impact factor 14.12) will be dedicated to the research work within the NBTE and will focus on highlighting the latest findings and trends in the field in The Netherlands. Additionally, there is also a special issue inTissue Engineering A (impact factor 3.8) that presents various reviews of current and past NBTE-related research.

The collection of accepted manuscripts can be found below and at this link (last update 22/03/22).

Spatiotemporally controlled, aptamers-mediated growth factor release locally manipulates microvasculature formation within engineered tissues

Deepti Rana, Ajoy Kandar, Nasim Salehi-Nik, Ilyas Inci, Bart Koopman, Jeroen Rouwkema (University of Twente)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.10.024

Controlled temperature-mediated curcumin release from magneto-thermal nanocarriers to kill bone tumors

A. Khodaei, F. Jahanmard, H.R. Madaah Hosseini, R. Bagheri, A. Dabbagh, H. Weinans, S. Amin Yavari (University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.09.028

Review article

Cell-matrix reciprocity in 3D culture models with nonlinear elasticity

Kaizheng Liu, Maury Wiendels, Hongbo Yuan, Changshun Ruan, Paul H.J.Kouwer (Radboud University)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.08.002

Chondroinductive/chondroconductive peptides and their-functionalized biomaterials for cartilage tissue engineering

Mingjing Zhu, Wenchao Zhong, Wei Cao, Qingbin Zhang, Gang Wu (University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.07.004

Electrophoretic deposition of silk fibroin coatings with pre-defined architecture to facilitate precise control over drug delivery

Xian Cheng, Dingpei Long, Lili Chen, John A. Jansen, Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh, Fang Yang (Radboud university medical center)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.03.046

Nanogels: A novel approach in antimicrobial delivery systems and antimicrobial coatings

Damla Keskin, Guangyue Zu, Abigail M. Forson, Lisa Tromp, Jelmer Sjollema, Patrick van Rijn (University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.03.004

Human osteoclast formation and resorptive function on biomineralized collagen

Daniel de Melo Pereira, Noel Davison, Pamela Habibović (Maastricht University)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.06.036

Magnetically responsive nanofibrous ceramic scaffolds for on-demand motion and drug delivery

Yonggang Zhang, Jiaping Li, Pamela Habibovic (Maastricht University)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.02.028

Research article

Biocompatibility and degradation comparisons of four biodegradable copolymeric osteosynthesis systems used in maxillofacial surgery: A goat model with four years follow-up

Barzi Gareb, Nico B.van Bakelen, Léon Driessen, Pieter Buma, Jeroen Kuipers, Dirk W. Grijpma, Arjan Vissink, Ruud R.M. Bos, Baucke van Minnen (University of Groningen)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.01.015

Dual-functional porous and cisplatin-loaded polymethylmethacrylate cement for reconstruction of load-bearing bone defect kills bone tumor cells

Zhule Wang, Liebert Parreiras Nogueira, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Ingrid CM. Van Der Geest, Patricia Caetano de Almeida Rodrigues, Dennis Janssen, Thom Bitter, Jeroen J.J.P.van den Beucken, Sander CG. Leeuwenburgh (Radboudumc)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.12.023