Significance: Injuries to the skin as a result of illness or injury, particularly chronic
nonhealing wounds, present a major healthcare problem. Traditional wound care …

In the case of pediatric urology there are several congenital conditions, such as
hypospadias and neurogenic bladder, which affect, respectively, the urethra and the urinary …

In this study, we compared four decellularization protocols and finally developed an
optimized one through which a porcine bladder acellular matrix (BAM) with well-preserved …

Human adipose stem cells were cultured in smooth muscle inductive media and seeded into
synthetic bladder composites to tissue engineer bladder smooth muscle. 85: 15 Poly-lactic …

The objectives of this study were to develop a three-dimensional acellular cartilage matrix
(ACM) and investigate its possibility for use as a scaffold in cartilage tissue engineering …

Currently, gastrointestinal segments are considered the gold standard for bladder
reconstructive procedures. However, significant complications including chronic urinary tract …

Over the last few decades, both synthetic and natural materials have been utilized to
develop bladder substitutes. Most attempts have not been successful because of …

There is a demand for tissue engineering of the bladder needed by patients who experience
a neurogenic bladder or idiopathic detrusor overactivity. To avoid complications from …

Tissue engineering (TE) is a rapidly evolving biomedical discipline that can play an
important role in treating neurogenic bladder dysfunction and compensating for current …

Adverse side-effects associated with enterocystoplasty for neurogenic bladder
reconstruction have spawned the need for the development of alternative graft substitutes. Bi …