Bi‐layer silk fibroin grafts support functional tissue regeneration in a porcine model of onlay esophagoplasty

K Algarrahi, D Franck, V Cristofaro… - Journal of tissue …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Partial circumferential, full thickness defects of the esophagus can occur as a result of organ
perforation or tumour resection, or during surgical reconstruction of strictured segments …

[HTML][HTML] Tissue engineering in pediatric urology–a critical appraisal

FM Schäfer, M Stehr - Innovative Surgical Sciences, 2018 - degruyter.com
Tissue engineering is defined as the combination of biomaterials and bioengineering
principles together with cell transplantation or directed growth of host cells to develop a …

[HTML][HTML] The enhanced angiogenesis effect of VEGF-silk fibroin nanospheres-BAMG scaffold composited with adipose derived stem cells in a rabbit model

D Zhang, N Cao, S Zhou, Z Chen, X Zhang, W Zhu - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a study to determine whether a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-silk
fibroin (SF) nanospheres-bladder acellular matrix graft (BAMG) scaffold composited with …

Tissue engineering: Bladder and urethra

Y Zhang, JJ Yoo, A Atala - Principles of Tissue Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The lower urinary tract consists of the bladder and urethra in females with the addition of the
penis in males to store and periodically eliminate urine. Its histological structure consists of …

Direct Delivery of Recombinant Pin1 Protein Rescued Osteoblast Differentiation of Pin1‐Deficient Cells

WJ Kim, R Islam, BS Kim, YD Cho… - Journal of cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pin1 is a peptidyl prolyl cis‐trans isomerase that specifically binds to the phosphoserine‐
proline or phosphothreonine‐proline motifs of several proteins. We reported that Pin1 plays …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of silk fibroin-based urinary conduits in a porcine model of urinary diversion

G Gundogdu, T Nguyen, SH Hosseini Sharifi… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: The primary strategy for urinary diversion in radical cystectomy patients
involves incorporation of autologous gastrointestinal conduits into the urinary tract which …

[HTML][HTML] Novel design and combination strategy of minocycline and OECs-loaded CeO2 nanoparticles with SF for the treatment of spinal cord injury: In vitro and in vivo …

S Cui, X Zhu, D Xu, W Liu, H Yi, J Yan - Green Processing and …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Generally, several mechanisms influenced the secondary injury chutes following acute
spinal cord injury (SCI). Though current SCI therapeutic approaches mostly target single …

The Rabbit Model in Preclinical Hypospadias Research: Strengths and Limitations

T Abbas, P De Graaf, CP Pennisi - Hypospadiology: Current Challenges …, 2023 - Springer
The rabbit model is widely used to evaluate routine urethroplasty procedures and also to test
new tissue engineering approaches for the treatment of hypospadias. The overall goal is to …

[PDF][PDF] A review of nanotechnology strategies for neuron regeneration after spinal cord injury

F Ramezani, F Nasirinezhad, N Abotaleb - J Med Physiol, 2016 - academia.edu
It was estimated that 2.5 million people have spinal cord injury, which more than 130,000
new injuries reported each year. These patients have serious complications. To date, there …

[PDF][PDF] Materials Today Advances

B Jin, G Chen, Y He, C Zhang, J Luo - 2023 - researchgate.net
abstract Graphene materials considered to be promising candidates for next-generation
lubricants has been explored and summarized extensively, owing to their atomic-level …