Research Advances in Tissue Engineering Materials for Sustained Release of Growth Factors

Table 1

Lists of GFs and their main functions.

Type of GFs	Main functions	Reference
bFGF	Promote cell proliferation and regeneration	[42–44]
VEGF	Induce angiogenesis	[45–47]
TGF	Regulation of cell growth, differentiation, and immune function	[48–50]
NGF	An important regulator of neural survival	[51, 52]
IGF	Regulate the somatic growth in an endocrine manner	[53–55]