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Heparin-Based Growth Factor Delivery Platforms: A Review.

Ji-Feng Wang¹, Jeng-Shiung Jan^2,3, Jin-Jia Hu¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.

|September 27, 2025

Summary

Heparin delivery platforms offer versatile designs for regenerative medicine, enhancing growth factor efficacy. These platforms enable precise, controlled release for diverse tissue repair and therapeutic applications.

Keywords:

drug release platforms growth factor delivery heparin hydrogels microspheres nanocarriers nanofibers regenerative medicine stimuli-responsive systems tissue engineering

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Area of Science:

Biomaterials Science
Regenerative Medicine
Drug Delivery Systems

Background:

Heparin's unique properties, including growth factor affinity and tunable structure, make it ideal for advanced delivery systems.
Heparin-based platforms are increasingly vital in regenerative medicine for targeted therapeutic delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

To review heparin-based delivery platforms for regenerative medicine.
To categorize and discuss fabrication, heparin integration, and release kinetics of these platforms.
To highlight applications in various tissue regeneration and therapeutic strategies.

Main Methods:

Review of literature on heparin biosynthesis, physicochemical properties, and delivery platform designs.
Categorization of platforms: microspheres, nanofibers, and hydrogels.
Analysis of stimuli-responsive systems (pH, enzyme, redox, thermal, ultrasound) for controlled release.

Main Results:

Heparin's molecular properties dictate its binding and degradation.
Diverse fabrication methods yield platforms with controlled heparin integration and release kinetics.
Stimuli-responsive systems offer spatiotemporal control over growth factor delivery.
Applications span soft tissue, bone, cartilage, nerve, and cardiovascular regeneration, wound healing, anti-fibrosis, and cancer therapy.

Conclusions:

Heparin acts as both a carrier and modulator, crucial for next-generation delivery systems.
Heparin-based platforms enhance growth factor bioactivity, localization, and therapeutic outcomes.
These systems represent a pivotal component for precision-targeted regenerative medicine and therapy.