Sandra Camarero-Espinosa

@polymat.eu

University of The Basque Country
POLYMAT

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Scopus Publications

5108

Scholar Citations

26

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36

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Scopus Publications

  • 3D heterotypic models of glioblastoma reveal the impact of microglia on cellular organization and the production of a distinct secretome
    Clara García-Sáez, Josune Alonso-Marañón, Mikel García-Puga, Ane Rubio-Zulaika, Irati de Goñi-Garcia, Lorea Blázquez, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Scientific Reports, 2026
    Glioblastoma (GBM) is a deadly brain tumor with a very poor prognosis. Development of new therapeutics is hindered by the lack of appropriate preclinical models that reflect the complexity of the tumor microenvironment, especially the crucial role of microglia. In this study, we investigated the impact of microglia on GBM models using humanized 3D spheroids. Homotypic and heterotypic spheroids were created out of a GBM-derived cell line (DKMG) or patient-derived glioma stem cells (GB22-13), along with a microglia cell line (HMC3). Heterotypic glioma-HMC3 spheroids exhibited increased proliferation and greater drug resistance to chemotherapy drug Temozolomide compared with homotypic spheroids. Heterotypic spheroids also grew larger, developed multinucleated structures within 7 days, and had a greater invasive potential. Additionally, a distinct core-shell structure emerged in the heterotypic spheroids, with glioma cells concentrated in the core and a surrounding layer of microglia forming a protective shell that appeared to hinder drug penetration to the tumor core. Further, heterotypic cells were able to induce migration and polarization of peripheral blood monocytes (THP-1) towards M2 phenotypes, increasing immune evasion. These findings highlight the critical role of microglia in GBM development and progression, demonstrating their contribution to both reduced drug diffusion and increased tumor growth.
  • 3D Soft Hydrogels Induce Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells “Deep” Quiescence
    David Boaventura Gomes, Timo Rademakers, Ana Filipa Henriques Lourenço, Andrea Calore, Clarissa Tomasina, Denis van Beurden, Jinjie Venema, Bryan Chömpff, Hong Liu, Nicole Bouvy, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2026
    It has been reported that cells need a more physiologically relevant micro‐environment that allows them to maintain their phenotype. When cultured on 2D tissue culture plates, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) lose their differentiation capacity and clinical potential. Here, we developed a 3D alginate hydrogel functionalized with the Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD) sequence and having mechanical stiffness mimicking the mechanical properties (<5 kPa) of bone marrow. hMSCs cultured in these hydrogels were halted in G 1 phase of the cell cycle and non‐proliferative, as shown by flow cytometry and 5‐Ethynyl‐2'‐deoxyuridine (EdU) staining, respectively. Their quiescent state was characterized by an upregulation of enhancer of zeste homolog 1 (EZH1) at the gene level, forkhead box O3 (FoxO3) and cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (p27) at the gene and protein levels compared to hMSCs grown in 2D. Studies in 3D hydrogels of collagen or alginate‐RGD hydrogels presenting a higher concentration of the peptide revealed that, independently of the concentration of RGD or the chemistry of the adhesion motives, hMSCs cultured in 3D presented a similar phenotype. This phenotype was exclusive to 3D cultures. In 2D, even when cells were serum‐deprived and became non‐proliferative, the expression of these markers was not observed. We propose that this difference may be the result of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) being downregulated in hMSCs cultured in 3D hydrogels, which induces cells in “deep” quiescence. Our results represent a step forward towards understanding hMSCs quiescence and its molecular pathways, providing more insight for hMSCs cell therapies.
  • Sulfonated Hyaluronic Acid-Based Polymers and Hydrogels Using Thiol-Ene and Thiol-Michael Reactions
    Ivo Anton Octave Beeren, Pieter Jelle Dijkstra, Ane Albillos Sanchez, Jopeth Ramis, Francesca Perin, Carlos Mota, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni, Matthew Brandon Baker
    Macromolecular Bioscience, 2026
    Non‐sulfated polysaccharides like hyaluronic acid (HA) have been widely studied as scaffold material for tissue engineering applications. To mimic the function of sulfated glycosaminoglycan in the matrix, sulfate groups can be grafted. However, here, harsh reaction conditions are required which induce significant backbone degradation. As an alternative, sulfonates (R‐SO 3 − ) have been shown to resemble the function of sulfates yet have not been introduced on polysaccharides. Using a two‐step strategy, we introduced a tunable amount of sulfonate groups on HA, without requiring harsh reaction conditions and organic solvents. By varying the degree of carboxylic acid activation using 4‐(4,6‐dimethoxy‐1,3,5‐triazin‐2‐yl)‐4‐methylmorpholinium chloride (DMTMM), norbornene (NB, 3–18%) or maleimide (MAL, 2–14%) groups were grafted. Subsequently, 3‐mercapto‐1‐propanesulfonate was coupled in high efficiency on the addressable groups via orthogonal thiol‐ene and thiol‐Michael addition. Additionally, we demonstrated the formation of hydrogels using poly(ethylene glycol)‐di‐SH as a crosslinker. However, because of the low crosslinking kinetics, HA‐MAL appeared not useful for application. Simultaneous addition of the crosslinker and MPS to norbornyl‐conjugated HA's in various ratios enabled the formation of hydrogels with tunable stiffness and degree of sulfonate groups. The simple strategy is likely applicable to other commonly used polysaccharides and therefore interesting to the broader tissue engineering community.
  • Topography as a cue for driving osteochondral unit regeneration
    Sandra Ramos-Díez, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Biofabrication, 2026
    Osteochondral defects are injuries generally affecting to the surface of hyaline cartilage and progressing throughout the tissue until the underlying subchondral bone. The osteochondral unit is a multi-zonal tissue in which cells within each layer have a specific phenotype arising from their differential maturation stages; persistent, proliferative and hypertrophic chondrocytes in the superficial, middle and deep zones of cartilage, respectively, and osteoblast in the subchondral bone. These distinct cells regulate the composition of their microenvironment through sensing the surrounding physicochemical properties, where topography plays a crucial role. Tissue regeneration appears as a great alternative to promote the formation of a durable and functional osteochondral unit, where distinct parameters such as the biomaterial chemistry, mechanical properties or topography can be adjusted to match the native tissue. However, current approaches focus mainly on tuning the first two parameters, omitting the inclusion of topography. Moreover, only few have considered the inclusion of topography on scaffolds and investigated their effect in pre-clinical studies; number that is further reduced when reaching clinical trials. This review summarizes the state of the art in the regeneration of the osteochondral unit through the exploitation of topographical cues, setting into context relevant biological aspects, such as cell adhesion and proliferation, phenotype and deposition of zone-specific extracellular matrix that lead to the formation of a functional tissue.
  • Chitosan- and Gelatin-Based Composite Granular Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration
    Neda Khatami, Pedro Guerrero, Koro de la Caba, Ander Abarrategi, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2026
    Cartilage regeneration remains an unmet clinical challenge. Despite the great advances in the production of hydrogels as support matrices for cartilage regeneration, the resulting mechanical properties remain low. Granular composite hydrogels appear as ideal candidates due to their injectability and modularity in design. Here, we report on the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite granular hydrogels based on methacrylated chitosan (CHIMA) and gelatin (GelMA) microparticles supported by an interstitial methacrylated alginate (ALMA) matrix. Microparticles were prepared by an oil-emulsion method and their size and morphology optimized, resulting in CHIMA and GelMA microparticles of 10.8 µm (95% CI 9.2, 13.1) and 115.8 µm (95% CI 107.5, 137.6) in diameter, respectively. The microparticles were mixed with ALMA and crosslinked to form granular hydrogels that demonstrated reduced swelling and weight loss. The storage modulus increased from 33 to 66.4 kPa for CHIMA/ALMA hydrogels and from 11.5 to 19.5 kPa for GelMA/ALMA hydrogels when the particle concentration increased from 10 to 50%, and was higher than traditional ALMA hydrogels. Hydrogels of 50:50 CHIMA:GelMA permitted a 6.6-fold increase in cell number after 28 days of culture, and promoted the chondrogenic differentiation of embedded mouse mesenchymal stem cells with a glycosaminoglycan deposition of over 15 µg and the expression of chondrogenic markers.
  • Multilayer dual-porosity 3D printed scaffolds to recreate the anisotropic microenvironment of the hyaline cartilage
    Sandra Ramos-Díez, Luis Diaz-Gomez, Maria Paulis, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Materials Today Bio, 2025
    Articular cartilage accounts for a multizonal structure with distinct matrix composition and chondrogenic phenotypes, responsible for the tissue's load-bearing ability. Upon damage, cartilage is clinically treated by microfracture, which allows bone marrow exudation to the previously abraded zone. However, mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) of the marrow cannot differentiate into specific chondrogenic phenotypes and the resulting tissue is isotropic and non-functional. Here, we developed multilayer dual-porosity scaffolds with defined in-fiber and structural porosities that were able to steer hMSC's differentiation into specific chondrogenic phenotypes. A library of inks prepared from poly-( L )lactide-co-caprolactone and sacrificial gelatine microspheres of three different diameters (13 ± 8 μm, 24 ± 14 μm, and 47 ± 27 μm) were used to 3D print structures with different patterns (90°, 60° and 45°), giving rise to dual-porosity structures of tunable in-fiber and structural porosities. This pallet of structures allowed control over porosity, topography and mechanical properties (ranging from 3.1 ± 0.1 to 9.1 ± 1.8 kPa), which modulated cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Multilayer scaffolds were fabricated from selected structures that promoted chondrogenic differentiation with distinct expression of collagen type I, type II (up to 9.9 fold-increase), aggrecan and versican genes, resulting on a tissue with characteristic collagen I and II deposition patterns, abundant glycosaminoglycan deposition (15.4 ± 2.0 μg GAG · μg -1 DNA ) and similar compression modulus to native cartilage (501.5 ± 72.7 kPa).
  • rhBMP-2 induces terminal differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells only by synergizing with other signals
    Neda Kathami, Carolina Moreno-Vicente, Pablo Martín, Jhonatan A. Vergara-Arce, Raquel Ruiz-Hernández, Daniela Gerovska, Ana M. Aransay, Marcos J. Araúzo-Bravo, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Ander Abarrategi
    Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 2024
    Background Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) and human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (hBM-MSCs) have been thoroughly studied for research and translational bone regeneration purposes. rhBMP-2 induces bone formation in vivo, and hBM-MSCs are its target, bone-forming cells. In this article, we studied how rhBMP-2 drives the multilineage differentiation of hBM-MSCs both in vivo and in vitro. Methods rhBMP-2 and hBM-MSCs were tested in an in vivo subcutaneous implantation model to assess their ability to form mature bone and undergo multilineage differentiation. Then, the hBM-MSCs were treated in vitro with rhBMP-2 for short-term or long-term cell-culture periods, alone or in combination with osteogenic, adipogenic or chondrogenic media, aiming to determine the role of rhBMP-2 in these differentiation processes. Results The data indicate that hBM-MSCs respond to rhBMP-2 in the short term but fail to differentiate in long-term culture conditions; these cells overexpress the rhBMP-2 target genes DKK1, HEY-1 and SOST osteogenesis inhibitors. However, in combination with other differentiation signals, rhBMP-2 acts as a potentiator of multilineage differentiation, not only of osteogenesis but also of adipogenesis and chondrogenesis, both in vitro and in vivo. Conclusions Altogether, our data indicate that rhBMP-2 alone is unable to induce in vitro osteogenic terminal differentiation of hBM-MSCs, but synergizes with other signals to potentiate multiple differentiation phenotypes. Therefore, rhBMP-2 triggers on hBM-MSCs different specific phenotype differentiation depending on the signalling environment.
  • Advances in Additive Manufactured Scaffolds Mimicking the Osteochondral Interface
    Ivo A. O. Beeren, Pieter J. Dijkstra, Carlos Mota, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Matthew B. Baker, Lorenzo Moroni
    Advanced Nanobiomed Research, 2024
    Architectural, compositional, and mechanical gradients are present in many interfacial tissues in the body. Yet desired for regeneration, the recreation of these complex natural gradients in porous scaffolds remains a challenging task. Additive manufacturing (AM) has been highlighted as a technology to fabricate constructs to regenerate interfacial tissues. Integration of different types of gradients, which can be physical, mechanical, and/or biochemical, shows promise to control cell fate and the regeneration process in a spatial controlled manner. One of the most studied tissue interfaces is the osteochondral unit which connects cartilage to bone. This tissue is often damaged because of trauma or ageing, leading to osteoarthritis; a degenerative disease and a major cause of disability worldwide. Therefore, in view of osteochondral (OC) regeneration, a state‐of‐the‐art overview of current approaches is presented to manufacture gradient scaffolds prepared by AM techniques. The focus is on thermoplastic, hydrogel, and hybrid scaffolds comprising gradients that induce biomimicry by their physical and biological properties. The effect of these different systems on OC tissue formation in‐vitro and in‐vivo is addressed. Finally, an outlook on current trends of dynamic materials is provided, including proposals on how these materials could improve the mimicry of scaffolds applied for OC regeneration.
  • Developing double-crosslinking 3D printed hydrogels for bone tissue engineering
    Giuseppe Barberi, Sandra Ramos-Díez, Calogero Fiorica, Fabio Salvatore Palumbo, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Giovanna Pitarresi
    Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2024
  • 3D Niche-Inspired Scaffolds as a Stem Cell Delivery System for the Regeneration of the Osteochondral Interface
    Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Ivo Beeren, Hong Liu, David B. Gomes, Jip Zonderland, Ana Filipa H Lourenço, Denis van Beurden, Marloes Peters, David Koper, Pieter Emans, Peter Kessler, Timo Rademakers, Matthew B. Baker, Nicole Bouvy, Lorenzo Moroni
    Advanced Materials, 2024
    The regeneration of the osteochondral unit represents a challenge due to the distinct cartilage and bone phases. Current strategies focus on the development of multiphasic scaffolds that recapitulate features of this complex unit and promote the differentiation of implanted bone‐marrow derived stem cells (BMSCs). In doing so, challenges remain from the loss of stemness during in vitro expansion of the cells and the low control over stem cell activity at the interface with scaffolds in vitro and in vivo. Here, this work scaffolds inspired by the bone marrow niche that can recapitulate the natural healing process after injury. The construct comprises an internal depot of quiescent BMSCs, mimicking the bone marrow cavity, and an electrospun (ESP) capsule that “activates” the cells to migrate into an outer “differentiation‐inducing” 3D printed unit functionalized with TGF‐β and BMP‐2 peptides. In vitro, niche‐inspired scaffolds retained a depot of nonproliferative cells capable of migrating and proliferating through the ESP capsule. Invasion of the 3D printed cavity results in location‐specific cell differentiation, mineralization, secretion of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), and genetic upregulation of collagen II and collagen I. In vivo, niche‐inspired scaffolds are biocompatible, promoted tissue formation in rat subcutaneous models, and regeneration of the osteochondral unit in rabbit models.
  • A Proteomic Approach to Determine Stem Cell Skeletal Differentiation Signature on Additive Manufactured Scaffolds
    Clarissa Tomasina, Ronny Mohren, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Berta Cillero‐Pastor, Lorenzo Moroni
    Small Science, 2024
  • A facile strategy for tuning the density of surface-grafted biomolecules for melt extrusion-based additive manufacturing applications
    I. A. O. Beeren, G. Dos Santos, P. J. Dijkstra, C. Mota, J. Bauer, H. Ferreira, Rui L. Reis, N. Neves, S. Camarero-Espinosa, M. B. Baker, L. Moroni
    Bio Design and Manufacturing, 2024
  • The role of plasma-induced surface chemistry on polycaprolactone nanofibers to direct chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
    Mahtab Asadian, Clarissa Tomasina, Yuliia Onyshchenko, Ke Vin Chan, Mohammad Norouzi, Jip Zonderland, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Rino Morent, Nathalie De Geyter, Lorenzo Moroni
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2024
  • Valorization of biological waste from insect-based food industry: Assessment of chitin and chitosan potential
    Neda Khatami, Pedro Guerrero, Pablo Martín, Eztizen Quintela, Viviana Ramos, Laura Saa, Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Koro de la Caba, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Ander Abarrategi
    Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024
  • Alginate-waterborne polyurethane 3D bioprinted scaffolds for articular cartilage tissue engineering
    R. Olmos-Juste, G. Larrañaga-Jaurrieta, I. Larraza, S. Ramos-Diez, S. Camarero-Espinosa, N. Gabilondo, A. Eceiza
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023
  • Mimicking the Graded Wavy Structure of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
    Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Huipin Yuan, Pieter J. Emans, Lorenzo Moroni
    Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2023
  • Low molecular weight poly((d,l)-lactide-co-caprolactone) liquid inks for diluent-free DLP printing of cell culture platforms
    Sandra Ramos-Díez, Garazi Larrañaga-Jaurrieta, Leire Iturriaga, Ander Abarrategi, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Biomaterials Science, 2023
  • Incorporation of strontium-containing bioactive particles into PEOT/PBT electrospun scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration
    Clarissa Tomasina, Giorgia Montalbano, Sonia Fiorilli, Paulo Quadros, António Azevedo, Catarina Coelho, Chiara Vitale-Brovarone, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Biomaterials Advances, 2023
  • Installation of click-type functional groups enable the creation of an additive manufactured construct for the osteochondral interface
    Ivo A O Beeren, Pieter J Dijkstra, Ana Filipa H Lourenço, Ravi Sinha, David B Gomes, Hong Liu, Nicole Bouvy, Matthew B Baker, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Biofabrication, 2023
  • 4D Printed Shape Morphing Biocompatible Materials Based on Anisotropic Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles
    Tobias Kuhnt, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Milad Takhsha Ghahfarokhi, M. Arreguín-Campos, Riccardo Cabassi, et al.
    Advanced Functional Materials, 2022
  • Controlling tosylation versus chlorination during end group modification of PCL
    Ivo A.O. Beeren, Pieter J. Dijkstra, Philippe Massonnet, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Matthew B. Baker, Lorenzo Moroni
    European Polymer Journal, 2022
  • Recent advances and future perspectives of porous materials for biomedical applications
    Maria Soledad Orellano, Oihane Sanz, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Ana Beloqui, Marcelo Calderón
    Nanomedicine, 2022
  • 3D Printed Dual-Porosity Scaffolds: The Combined Effect of Stiffness and Porosity in the Modulation of Macrophage Polarization
    Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Maria Carlos‐Oliveira, Hong Liu, João F. Mano, Nicole Bouvy, Lorenzo Moroni
    Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2022
  • Janus 3D printed dynamic scaffolds for nanovibration-driven bone regeneration
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Nature Communications, 2021
  • Strategies to Introduce Topographical and Structural Cues in 3D-Printed Scaffolds and Implications in Tissue Regeneration
    Leire Iturriaga, Kyle D. Van Gordon, Garazi Larrañaga-Jaurrieta, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa
    Advanced Nanobiomed Research, 2021
  • Biomimetic scaffolds obtained by electrospinning of collagen-based materials: Strategies to hinder the protein denaturation
    Giorgia Montalbano, Clarissa Tomasina, Sonia Fiorilli, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Chiara Vitale-Brovarone, Lorenzo Moroni
    Materials, 2021
  • Additive manufacturing of nanocellulose based scaffolds for tissue engineering: Beyond a reinforcement filler
    Tobias Kuhnt, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021
  • Bioprinting: From Tissue and Organ Development to in Vitro Models
    Carlos Mota, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Matthew B. Baker, Paul Wieringa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Chemical Reviews, 2020
  • Mechanosensitive regulation of stanniocalcin-1 by zyxin and actin-myosin in human mesenchymal stromal cells
    Jip Zonderland, David B. Gomes, Yves Pallada, Ivan L. Moldero, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Stem Cells, 2020
  • Editorial: Novel Composites and Multi-Material Assembly Approaches for Tissue Regeneration
    Ravi Sinha, Fergal J. O'Brien, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
  • Additive manufactured, highly resilient, elastic, and biodegradable poly(ester)urethane scaffolds with chondroinductive properties for cartilage tissue engineering
    S. Camarero-Espinosa, C. Tomasina, A. Calore, L. Moroni
    Materials Today Bio, 2020
  • Additive manufacturing of an elastic poly(ester)urethane for cartilage tissue engineering
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Andrea Calore, Arnold Wilbers, Jules Harings, Lorenzo Moroni
    Acta Biomaterialia, 2020
  • Poly(caprolactone -co -trimethylenecarbonate) urethane acrylate resins for digital light processing of bioresorbable tissue engineering implants
    Tobias Kuhnt, Ramiro Marroquín García, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Aylvin Dias, A. Tessa ten Cate, Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, Lorenzo Moroni, Matthew B. Baker
    Biomaterials Science, 2019
  • Combinatorial presentation of cartilage-inspired peptides on nanopatterned surfaces enables directed differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells towards distinct articular chondrogenic phenotypes
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Justin J. Cooper-White
    Biomaterials, 2019
  • Materials for the spine: Anatomy, problems, and solutions
    Brody Frost, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, E. Foster
    Materials, 2019
  • Bioprinting vasculature: Materials, cells and emergent techniques
    Clarissa Tomasina, Tristan Bodet, Carlos Mota, Lorenzo Moroni, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Materials, 2019
  • Hybrid polyester-hydrogel electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
    Ana Rita Gonçalves de Pinho, Ines Odila, Anne Leferink, Clemens van Blitterswijk, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019
  • Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials
    E. Johan Foster, Robert J. Moon, Umesh P. Agarwal, Michael J. Bortner, Julien Bras, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Kathleen J. Chan, Martin J. D. Clift, Emily D. Cranston, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Douglas M. Fox, Wadood Y. Hamad, Laurent Heux, Bruno Jean, Matthew Korey, World Nieh, Kimberly J. Ong, Michael S. Reid, Scott Renneckar, Rose Roberts, Jo Anne Shatkin, John Simonsen, Kelly Stinson-Bagby, Nandula Wanasekara, Jeff Youngblood
    Chemical Society Reviews, 2018
  • Hierarchical "as-Electrospun" Self-Assembled Fibrous Scaffolds Deconvolute Impacts of Chemically Defined Extracellular Matrix- and Cell Adhesion-Type Interactions on Stem Cell Haptokinesis
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Ilaria Stefani, Justin Cooper-White
    ACS Macro Letters, 2017
  • Tailorable Surface Morphology of 3D Scaffolds by Combining Additive Manufacturing with Thermally Induced Phase Separation
    Andrea Di Luca, Joost R. Wijn, Clemens A. Blitterswijk, Sandra Camarero‐Espinosa, Lorenzo Moroni
    Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2017
  • Tailoring biomaterial scaffolds for osteochondral repair
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Justin Cooper-White
    International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2017
  • Implantable nanocomposite materials
    International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials 2017, 2017
  • Processing of CNC composites: Increasing toughness
    International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials 2017, 2017
  • A critical review of the current knowledge regarding the biological impact of nanocellulose
    C. Endes, S. Camarero-Espinosa, S. Mueller, E. J. Foster, A. Petri-Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser, C. Weder, M. J. D. Clift
    Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2016
  • Elucidating the potential biological impact of cellulose nanocrystals
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Carola Endes, Silvana Mueller, Alke Petri-Fink, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Christoph Weder, Martin Clift, E. Foster
    Fibers, 2016
  • Articular cartilage: From formation to tissue engineering
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder
    Biomaterials Science, 2016
  • Directed cell growth in multi-zonal scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Christoph Weder, E. Johan Foster
    Biomaterials, 2016
  • Cellulose nanocrystal driven crystallization of poly(d, l -lactide) and improvement of the thermomechanical properties
    Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Dylan J. Boday, Christoph Weder, E. Johan Foster
    Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2015
  • Mechanical and shape-memory properties of poly(mannitol sebacate)/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites
    Águeda Sonseca, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Laura Peponi, Christoph Weder, E. Johan Foster, José M. Kenny, Enrique Giménez
    Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, 2014
  • An in vitro testing strategy towards mimicking the inhalation of high aspect ratio nanoparticles
    Carola Endes, Otmar Schmid, Calum Kinnear, Silvana Mueller, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa, Dimitri Vanhecke, E Johan Foster, Alke Petri-Fink, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Christoph Weder, Martin JD Clift
    Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2014
  • Isolation of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals by phosphoric acid hydrolysis
    Sandra Camarero Espinosa, Tobias Kuhnt, E. Johan Foster, Christoph Weder
    Biomacromolecules, 2013

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Sulfonated Hyaluronic Acid‐Based Polymers and Hydrogels Using Thiol‐Ene and Thiol‐Michael Reactions
    IAO Beeren, PJ Dijkstra, AA Sanchez, J Ramis, F Perin, C Mota, ...
    Macromolecular Bioscience 26 (4), e00319 , 2026
    2026
  • Chitosan-and Gelatin-Based Composite Granular Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration
    N Khatami, P Guerrero, K de la Caba, A Abarrategi, ...
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 27 (6), 2889 , 2026
    2026
  • 3D soft hydrogels induce human mesenchymal stem cells “deep” quiescence
    D Boaventura Gomes, T Rademakers, AFH Lourenço, A Calore, ...
    Advanced Healthcare Materials, e71001 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 4
  • Topography as a cue for driving osteochondral unit regeneration
    S Ramos-Díez, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Biofabrication 18 (1), 012003 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • 3D heterotypic models of glioblastoma reveal the impact of microglia on cellular organization and the production of a distinct secretome
    C García-Sáez, J Alonso-Marañón, M García-Puga, A Rubio-Zulaika, ...
    Scientific Reports , 2026
    2026
  • Multilayer dual-porosity 3D printed scaffolds to recreate the anisotropic microenvironment of the hyaline cartilage
    S Ramos-Díez, L Diaz-Gomez, M Paulis, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Materials Today Bio, 102280 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Introducing a 4D into static and dynamic materials for tissue regeneration
    S Camarero-Espinosa
    BOOK OF ABSTRACTS, 25 , 2025
    2025
  • Advances in additive manufactured scaffolds mimicking the osteochondral interface
    IAO Beeren, PJ Dijkstra, C Mota, S Camarero‐Espinosa, MB Baker, ...
    Advanced NanoBiomed Research 4 (11), 2400059 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Developing double-crosslinking 3D printed hydrogels for bone tissue engineering
    G Barberi, S Ramos-Díez, C Fiorica, FS Palumbo, S Camarero-Espinosa, ...
    Reactive and Functional Polymers 203, 106016 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 7
  • 3D niche‐inspired scaffolds as a stem cell delivery system for the regeneration of the osteochondral interface
    S Camarero‐Espinosa, I Beeren, H Liu, DB Gomes, J Zonderland, ...
    Advanced Materials 36 (34), 2310258 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 28
  • A Proteomic Approach to Determine Stem Cell Skeletal Differentiation Signature on Additive Manufactured Scaffolds
    C Tomasina, R Mohren, S Camarero‐Espinosa, B Cillero‐Pastor, ...
    Small Science 4 (7), 2300316 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • A facile strategy for tuning the density of surface-grafted biomolecules for melt extrusion-based additive manufacturing applications
    IAO Beeren, G Dos Santos, PJ Dijkstra, C Mota, J Bauer, H Ferreira, ...
    Bio-design and Manufacturing 7 (3), 277-291 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • rhBMP-2 induces terminal differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells only by synergizing with other signals
    N Kathami, C Moreno-Vicente, P Martín, JA Vergara-Arce, ...
    Stem Cell Research & Therapy 15 (1), 124 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • The role of plasma‐induced surface chemistry on polycaprolactone nanofibers to direct chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells
    M Asadian, C Tomasina, Y Onyshchenko, KV Chan, M Norouzi, ...
    Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 112 (2), 210-230 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Valorization of biological waste from insect-based food industry: Assessment of chitin and chitosan potential
    N Khatami, P Guerrero, P Martín, E Quintela, V Ramos, L Saa, ...
    Carbohydrate polymers 324, 121529 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 55
  • ENHANCING CARTILAGE TISSUE FORMATION IN GELMA/ALGINATE-TYRAMINE INTERPENETRATED NETWORKS (IPNS) WITH LOW INTENSITY PULSE ULTRASOUND STIMULATION (LIPUS)
    G Larrañaga-Jaurrieta, A Abarrategui, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Orthopaedic Proceedings 106 (SUPP_2), 78-78 , 2024
    2024
  • CONTROLLING CELL ORGANIZATION IN WAVY ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLDS FOR THE REGENERATION OF THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
    S Camarero-Espinosa
    Orthopaedic Proceedings 106 (SUPP_2), 58-58 , 2024
    2024
  • MULTILAYER DUAL-POROSITY 3D-PRINTED SCAFFOLDS TO RECREATE THE ANISOTROPIC MICROENVIRONMENT OF THE CARTILAGE
    S Ramos-Díez, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Orthopaedic Proceedings 106 (SUPP_2), 17-17 , 2024
    2024
  • Alginate-waterborne polyurethane 3D bioprinted scaffolds for articular cartilage tissue engineering
    R Olmos-Juste, G Larrañaga-Jaurrieta, I Larraza, S Ramos-Diez, ...
    International journal of biological macromolecules 253, 127070 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 17
  • Mimicking the Graded Wavy Structure of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 17/2023)
    S Camarero‐Espinosa, H Yuan, PJ Emans, L Moroni
    Advanced Healthcare Materials 12 (17), 2370092 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials
    EJ Foster, RJ Moon, UP Agarwal, MJ Bortner, J Bras, ...
    Chemical Society Reviews , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 1184
  • Isolation of thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals by phosphoric acid hydrolysis
    S Camarero Espinosa, T Kuhnt, EJ Foster, C Weder
    Biomacromolecules 14 (4), 1223-1230 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 869
  • Articular cartilage: from formation to tissue engineering
    S Camarero-Espinosa, B Rothen-Rutishauser, EJ Foster, C Weder
    Biomaterials science 4 (5), 734-767 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 422
  • Bioprinting: From Tissue and Organ Development to in Vitro Models
    C Mota, S Camarero-Espinosa, MB Baker, P Wieringa, L Moroni
    Chemical reviews 120 (19), 10547-10607 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 416
  • Materials for the Spine: Anatomy, Problems, and Solutions
    EJF Brody A. Frost, Sandra Camarero-Espinosa
    Materials 12 (2), 253 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 272
  • A critical review of the current knowledge regarding the biological impact of nanocellulose
    C Endes, S Camarero-Espinosa, S Mueller, EJ Foster, A Petri-Fink, ...
    Journal of nanobiotechnology 14 (1), 78 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 270
  • Directed cell growth in multi-zonal scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering
    S Camarero-Espinosa, B Rothen-Rutishauser, C Weder, EJ Foster
    Biomaterials 74, 42-52 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 178
  • Bioprinting vasculature: materials, cells and emergent techniques
    C Tomasina, T Bodet, C Mota, L Moroni, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Materials 12 (17), 2701 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 174
  • Production and Applications of Cellulose Nanomaterials
    S Camaero Espinosa, T Kuhnt, C Weder, EJ Foster
    Tappi Press , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 131
  • An in vitro testing strategy towards mimicking the inhalation of high aspect ratio nanoparticles
    C Endes, O Schmid, C Kinnear, S Mueller, S Camarero-Espinosa, ...
    Particle and fibre toxicology 11 (1), 40 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 123
  • Janus 3D printed dynamic scaffolds for nanovibration-driven bone regeneration
    S Camarero-Espinosa, L Moroni
    Nature communications 12 (1), 1031 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 96
  • 3D printed dual‐porosity scaffolds: the combined effect of stiffness and porosity in the modulation of macrophage polarization
    S Camarero‐Espinosa, M Carlos‐Oliveira, H Liu, JF Mano, N Bouvy, ...
    Advanced healthcare materials 11 (1), 2101415 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 71
  • Elucidating the potential biological impact of cellulose nanocrystals
    S Camarero-Espinosa, C Endes, S Mueller, A Petri-Fink, ...
    Fibers 4 (3), 21 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 67
  • Cellulose nanocrystal driven crystallization of poly (d, l‐lactide) and improvement of the thermomechanical properties
    S Camarero‐Espinosa, DJ Boday, C Weder, EJ Foster
    Journal of Applied Polymer Science 132 (10) , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 61
  • Additive manufacturing of nanocellulose based scaffolds for tissue engineering: Beyond a reinforcement filler
    T Kuhnt, S Camarero-Espinosa
    Carbohydrate polymers 252, 117159 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 59
  • Tailoring biomaterial scaffolds for osteochondral repair
    S Camarero-Espinosa, J Cooper-White
    International Journal of Pharmaceutics 523 (2), 476-489 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 57
  • Valorization of biological waste from insect-based food industry: Assessment of chitin and chitosan potential
    N Khatami, P Guerrero, P Martín, E Quintela, V Ramos, L Saa, ...
    Carbohydrate polymers 324, 121529 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 55
  • Mechanical and shape‐memory properties of poly (mannitol sebacate)/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites
    Á Sonseca, S Camarero‐Espinosa, L Peponi, C Weder, EJ Foster, ...
    Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 52 (21), 3123-3133 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 55
  • Additive manufacturing of an elastic poly (ester) urethane for cartilage tissue engineering
    S Camarero-Espinosa, A Calore, A Wilbers, J Harings, L Moroni
    Acta biomaterialia 102, 192-204 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 54
  • 4D printed shape morphing biocompatible materials based on anisotropic ferromagnetic nanoparticles
    T Kuhnt, S Camarero‐Espinosa, M Takhsha Ghahfarokhi, M Arreguín, ...
    Advanced Functional Materials 32 (50), 2202539 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 50