Restoring the interface where two tissues meet lies at the heart of the most significant
challenges in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this chapter we will review …

The growing concern over the environment raises the question of biodegradability and
renewability in numerous fields, including materials and energy. Therefore, industries and …

Controlling basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) signaling is important for both tissue-
engineering purposes, controlling proliferation and differentiation potential, and for cancer …

224 Engineering Biomimefic Scaffolds cellular behaviors including cell migration, adhesion,
proliferation, and differentiation. The architecture, physical characteristics, and biochemical …

Full-thickness skin equivalents used as grafts for the replacement of damaged skin or for the
establishment of in vitro skin models are composed of an epidermal layer seeded on top of a …

Dosidicus gigas (D. gigas, or Jumbo squid) sucker ring teeth (SRT) are newly discovered
biological materials with intriguing combination of mechanical and physico-chemical …

Skin tissue engineering is based on almost 40 years of research since the first culture of
keratinocytes on feeder layers and their use as epidermal sheets for burn treatment was …

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 …

Paravalvular regurgitation (PVR), which frequently occurs after transcatheter aortic valve
replacements (TAVR) can lead to adverse clinical consequences and has been shown to …

This invention provides a method for producing a device having elastic fiber arranged
thereon. The method includes maintaining a cell culture including cells (for example …