Esophageal epithelial cell interaction with synthetic and natural scaffolds for tissue engineering

BL Beckstead, S Pan, AD Bhrany, AM Bratt-Leal… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
As an initial step towards a tissue-engineered esophagus, rat esophageal epithelial cells
(REEC) were isolated and characterized for epithelial identity, adhesion protein preference …

Optimal segmentation of microcomputed tomographic images of porous tissue‐engineering scaffolds

S Rajagopalan, L Lu, MJ Yaszemski… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The morphometric properties of the porous tissue‐engineering scaffolds play a dominant
role in the initial cell attachment and subsequent tissue regeneration. These properties can …

Improved surgical outcome by modification of porcine dermal collagen implant in abdominal wall reconstruction in rats

F Zheng, E Verbeken, D de Ridder… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We earlier showed in rats that fascial repair with Pelvicol, a porcine dermal collagen
implant, was associated with a lesser inflammatory response but lower tensile strength in the …