Into the tissues: Extracellular matrix and its artificial substitutes: Cell signalling mechanisms

A Bandzerewicz, A Gadomska-Gajadhur - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The existence of orderly structures, such as tissues and organs is made possible by cell
adhesion, ie, the process by which cells attach to neighbouring cells and a supporting …

Fabrication, properties and applications of dense hydroxyapatite: a review

M Prakasam, J Locs, K Salma-Ancane, D Loca… - Journal of functional …, 2015 - mdpi.com
In the last five decades, there have been vast advances in the field of biomaterials, including
ceramics, glasses, glass-ceramics and metal alloys. Dense and porous ceramics have been …

The effect of post-sintering treatments on the fatigue and biological behavior of Ti-6Al-4V ELI parts made by selective laser melting

M Benedetti, E Torresani, M Leoni, V Fontanari… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fatigue resistance and biocompatibility are key parameters for the successful implantation of
hard-tissue prostheses, which nowadays are more and more frequently manufactured by …

Bone grafting, orthopaedic biomaterials, and the clinical need for bone engineering

AS Brydone, D Meek… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
As the population ages, the number of operations performed on bone is expected to
increase. Diseases such as arthritis, tumours, and trauma can lead to defects in the skeleton …

Tuning cell adhesion by controlling the roughness and wettability of 3D micro/nano silicon structures

A Ranella, M Barberoglou, S Bakogianni, C Fotakis… - Acta biomaterialia, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate fibroblast cell adhesion and viability on highly rough
three-dimensional (3D) silicon (Si) surfaces with gradient roughness ratios and wettabilities …

Nanoscale surface modifications of medically relevant metals: state-of-the art and perspectives

F Variola, JB Brunski, G Orsini, PT de Oliveira… - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Evidence that nanoscale surface properties stimulate and guide various molecular and
biological processes at the implant/tissue interface is fostering a new trend in designing …

Differential response of Staphylococci and osteoblasts to varying titanium surface roughness

Y Wu, JP Zitelli, KS TenHuisen, X Yu, MR Libera - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
The surface roughness of metallic orthopaedic implants has typically been used to influence
osseointegration and spatially control load transfer to the surrounding bone. Because of the …

Toward the biomimetic implant surface: Biopolymers on titanium-based implants for bone regeneration

R Tejero, E Anitua, G Orive - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Replacing malfunctioning tissues with titanium-based implants has become a widespread
practice spurred by population aging. Advances in biomaterials, technology and …

Preparation and characterization of 2, 3-dialdehyde bacterial cellulose for potential biodegradable tissue engineering scaffolds

J Li, Y Wan, L Li, H Liang, J Wang - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2009 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is suitable for applications as scaffolds in tissue engineering due to
its unique properties. However, BC is not enzymatically degradable in vivo and this has …

Biomimetic micro/nanostructured functional surfaces for microfluidic and tissue engineering applications

E Stratakis, A Ranella, C Fotakis - Biomicrofluidics, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
This paper reviews our work on the application of ultrafast pulsed laser
micro/nanoprocessing for the three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic modification of materials …