Volume 18, Issue 36 2107705
Review

Non-Invasive Thermal Therapy for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Longfei Li

Longfei Li

Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

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Xiaodi Zhang

Xiaodi Zhang

Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115 United States

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Jun Zhou

Jun Zhou

Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115 United States

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Liqun Zhang

Liqun Zhang

Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

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Jiajia Xue

Corresponding Author

Jiajia Xue

Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Wei Tao

Corresponding Author

Wei Tao

Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115 United States

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 27 April 2022
Citations: 38

Abstract

Owing to the development of nanotechnology and noninvasive treatment, thermal therapy in combination with external stimuli has been applied for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM), which has attracted more and more attention in recent years. In this review, the recent progress of applying a variety of non-invasive thermal therapeutic modalities for TERM, including photothermal therapy, magnetic thermotherapy, and ultrasound thermotherapy, as well as other thermal therapeutics are discussed. The parameters and conditions that need to be considered and regulated to realize a well-controlled thermal therapy for tissue regeneration are also discussed. Afterwards, the current concerns and challenges of putting thermal therapy into clinical applications are pointed out. At last, perspectives are provided for the future development directions, aiming to providing opportunities and a novel pathway for TERM.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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