Extracellular matrix-derived materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine: A journey from isolation to characterization and application.

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"This work was financed by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the ERC grant CapBed (805411). The authors would also like to thank the contributions to this research from the project “TERM RES Hub – Scientific Infrastructure for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”, reference PINFRA/22190/2016 (Norte-01-0145-FEDER-022190), funded by the Portuguese National Science Foundation (FCT) in cooperation with the Northern Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N), for providing relevant lab facilities, state-of-the art equipment and highly qualified human resources. The authors also thank the funding for the ICVS/3B's Associate Laboratory (DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/50026/2020; 10.54499/UIDP/50026/2020; 10.54499/LA/P/0050/2020). Helena Vilaça-Faria: Writing – original draft, Investigation. Jennifer Noro: Writing – original draft, Investigation. Rui L. Reis: Visualization, Supervision. Rogério P. Pirraco: Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Funding acquisition, Conceptualization."