The success of a biomedical device is highly dependent on the material used, which should
be noncytotoxic, nonimmunogenic and minimally proinflammatory. 1, 2 Ranging from …

Protein-based biomaterials are widely used in biomedical applications and mechanical
support because of their novel structural flexibility, biocompatibility and mechanical …

Robust instant and repeatable underwater adhesion is a great challenge for the
development of adhesives as water is a notorious destroyer to prevent the intimate contact of …

Se presenta el análisis teórico de la resistencia que ofrecen los principales componentes de
las placas de ateroma, respecto a sus propiedades mecánicas y las fuerzas con las que …

In the development of tissue engineering strategies to replace, remodel, regenerate, or
support damaged tissue, the development of bioinspired biomaterials that recapitulate the …

Elastin, although a small constituent of heart valves, plays a significant role in its functionality
and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. It is due to its low abundance that its …

A Julio Cesar Juárez Xochitemol por ser un ejemplo de vida en mi camino, por su amistad,
cariño, lealtad, paciencia y consejos sabios que me han ayudado a levantarme de la …

Elastin provides elastic tissues with resilience through stretch and recoil cycles, and is
primarily made of itsextensively cross-linked monomer, tropoelastin. Here, we leverage the …

Introducción: Los injertos cutáneos constituye uno de los pilares esenciales de la cirugía
reconstructiva, la pérdida de un injerto supone un problema clínico de primera magnitud …

Sensing of mechanical stimuli is a basic biological process that influences a variety of cell
functions such as cell division, motility, morphology, proliferation and differentiation …