Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide

O Dechy-Cabaret, B Martin-Vaca… - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Synthetic petrochemical-based polymers have had a tremendous industrial impact since the
1940s. Despite the numerous advantages of these materials, two major drawbacks remain …

Polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

X Liu, PX Ma - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2004 - Springer
Bone tissue engineering is a rapidly developing area. Engineering bone typically uses an
artificial extracellular matrix (scaffold), osteoblasts or cells that can become osteoblasts, and …

Bioinert, biodegradable and injectable polymeric matrix composites for hard tissue replacement: state of the art and recent developments

JF Mano, RA Sousa, LF Boesel, NM Neves… - Composites Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The present review paper examines the use of different types of polymeric matrix composites
in hard tissue replacement applications. The review presents the actual state of the art in the …

Basic study of corn protein, zein, as a biomaterial in tissue engineering, surface morphology and biocompatibility

J Dong, Q Sun, JY Wang - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
The zein films, were prepared for culturing human liver cells (HL-7702) and mice fibroblast
cells (NIH3T3), while the Corning microplate and polylactic acid (PLA) were chosen as …

Engineering bone‐like tissue in vitro using human bone marrow stem cells and silk scaffolds

L Meinel, V Karageorgiou, S Hofmann… - … Research Part A: An …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Porous biodegradable silk scaffolds and human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem
cells (hMSCs) were used to engineer bone‐like tissue in vitro. Two different scaffolds with …

Engineering cartilage‐like tissue using human mesenchymal stem cells and silk protein scaffolds

L Meinel, S Hofmann, V Karageorgiou… - Biotechnology and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) derived from bone marrow aspirates can form the
basis for the in vitro cultivation of autologous tissue grafts and help alleviate the problems of …

In vitro study of human vascular endothelial cell function on materials with various surface roughness

C Xu, F Yang, S Wang… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, creating a biodegradable polymer scaffold with an endothelialized surface
has become an attractive concept for replacement of small‐diameter blood vessels. Toward …

[图书][B] Biodegradable systems in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

RL Reis, J San Román - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
Conventional materials technology has yielded clear improvements in regenerative
medicine. Ideally, however, a replacement material should mimic the living tissue …

Electrospun poly (L-lactide-co-glycolide) biodegradable polymer nanofibre tubes for peripheral nerve regeneration

TB Bini, S Gao, S Wang, A Lim, LB Hai… - …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanotechnology is an area receiving increasing attention as progress is made towards
tailoring the morphology of polymeric biomaterial for a variety of applications. In the present …

Processing, annealing and sterilisation of poly-L-lactide

NA Weir, FJ Buchanan, JF Orr, DF Farrar, A Boyd - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
Poly-l-lactide (PLLA) is one of the most significant members of a group of polymers regarded
as bioabsorbable. Degradation of PLLA proceeds through hydrolysis of the ester bonds in …