Human Amniotic Membrane: A review on tissue engineering, application, and storage

S Leal‐Marin, T Kern, N Hofmann… - … Research Part B …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human amniotic membrane (hAM) has been employed as scaffolding material in a wide
range of tissue engineering applications, especially as a skin dressing and as a graft for …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of the amniotic membrane in tissue engineering and regeneration: the hundred-year challenge

H Elkhenany, A El-Derby, M Abd Elkodous… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
The amniotic membrane (Amnio-M) has various applications in regenerative medicine. It
acts as a highly biocompatible natural scaffold and as a source of several types of stem cells …

Designing scaffolds for corneal regeneration

M Ahearne, J Fernández‐Pérez… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Corneal blindness is one of the most common causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting
millions of people. To treat these patients, researchers have been examining different …

An electrospun scaffold functionalized with a ROS-scavenging hydrogel stimulates ocular wound healing

X Shi, T Zhou, S Huang, Y Yao, P Xu, S Hu, C Tu… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstracts Ocular alkali burn is a serious ophthalmic emergency. Highly penetrative alkalis
cause strong inflammatory responses leading to persistent epithelial defects, acute corneal …

Amniotic membrane transplantation in ophthalmology: an updated perspective

A Walkden - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim The aim of this paper is to provide a succinct literature review of the different clinical
applications for AMT usage in an ophthalmic setting, ranging from commonly used …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent corneal epithelial defects: a review article

U Vaidyanathan, GC Hopping, HY Liu… - … and Innovation in …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Persistent corneal epithelial defects (PEDs or PCEDs) result from the failure of rapid re-
epithelialization and closure within 10-14 days after a corneal injury, even with standard …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal regeneration strategies: from stem cell therapy to tissue engineered stem cell scaffolds

M Wang, Y Li, H Wang, M Li, X Wang, R Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corneal epithelial defects and excessive wound healing might lead to severe complications.
As stem cells can self-renew infinitely, they are a promising solution for regenerating the …

Placenta and placental derivatives in regenerative therapies: experimental studies, history, and prospects

O Pogozhykh, V Prokopyuk, C Figueiredo… - Stem cells …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Placental structures, capable to persist in a genetically foreign organism, are a natural
model of allogeneic engraftment carrying a number of distinctive properties. In this review …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of non-infectious corneal injury: review of diagnostic agents, therapeutic medications, and future targets

DH Dang, KM Riaz, D Karamichos - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Corneal injuries can occur secondary to traumatic, chemical, inflammatory, metabolic,
autoimmune, and iatrogenic causes. Ocular infection may frequently occur concurrent to …

A proof-of-concept clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency

M Calonge, I Pérez, S Galindo, T Nieto-Miguel… - Translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ocular stem cell transplantation derived from either autologous or allogeneic donor
corneoscleral junction is a functional cell therapy to manage extensive and/or severe limbal …