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Table 3.

Biomaterials used in different tissue types for specific functions.

Tissue type	Biomaterials	Stem cell types	Applications	Ref.
Nerve tissue	Collagen	Nerve progenitor cell	Central nerve regeneration	[69]
	Poly (l-lactic acid)-co-poly-(3 caprolactone)	MSC	To enhance differentiation into neurons	[70]
	PLGA	KT 98	To increase proliferation rate	[71]
	PEDOT-HA	PC12	To enhance synapse growth	[72]
	Collagen-fibrin	Schwann cell	Peripheral nerve regeneration	[73]
Cardiovascular tissue	Alginate	MSC	To encapsulate cells	[74]
	RGD peptide	MSC	To promote cell attachment	[74]
	GFOGER hydrogel	Cardiac progenitor cell	To induce cardiomyocyte differentiation	[75]
Pancreatic islet	Alginate, agarose, PEG, PLGA, PLLA	Any iPSC, ESC	To encapsulate cells	[[76], [77], [78], [79]]
Hematopoietic system	Tropoelastin	HSC	To enhance proliferation	[80]
	Collagen	HSC	To modulate matrix elasticity	[81]
	Collagen, PEG, PCL	HSC, MSC	To support co-culture of HSC and MSC	[[82], [83], [84]]