A review of the biocompatibility of implantable devices: current challenges to overcome foreign body response

Y Onuki, U Bhardwaj… - Journal of diabetes …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, a variety of devices (drug-eluting stents, artificial organs, biosensors,
catheters, scaffolds for tissue engineering, heart valves, etc.) have been developed for …

Composite scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

FT Moutos, F Guilak - Biorheology, 2008 - content.iospress.com
Tissue engineering remains a promising therapeutic strategy for the repair or regeneration
of diseased or damaged tissues. Previous approaches have typically focused on combining …

[图书][B] Encyclopedia of biomaterials and biomedical engineering

G Wnek, G Bowlin - 2008 - books.google.com
Written by more than 400 subject experts representing diverse academic and applied
domains, this multidisciplinary resource surveys the vanguard of biomaterials and …

Development of biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for dermal replacement

KA Blackwood, R McKean, I Canton, CO Freeman… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Our objective is to develop a synthetic biodegradable replacement dermal substitute for
tissue engineering of skin and oral mucosa. Our in vivo criteria were that candidate scaffolds …

Small-diameter biodegradable scaffolds for functional vascular tissue engineering in the mouse model

JD Roh, GN Nelson, MP Brennan, TL Mirensky, T Yi… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
The development of neotissue in tissue engineered vascular grafts remains poorly
understood. Advances in mouse genetic models have been highly informative in the study of …

Microporous nanofibrous fibrin-based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

T Osathanon, ML Linnes, RM Rajachar, BD Ratner… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
The fibrotic response of the body to synthetic polymers limits their success in tissue
engineering and other applications. Though porous polymers have demonstrated improved …

Nanofibrous matrices of poly (lactic acid) and gelatin polymeric blends for the improvement of cellular responses

HW Kim, HS Yu, HH Lee - … Research Part A: An Official Journal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Substrates with a nanofibrous morphology are considered as a prospective matrix to
populate and support cells in the tissue regeneration area. Although the nanofibers made of …

Bilayered scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering

TM O'Shea, X Miao - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint disease that places a significant burden
on the socioeconomic efficacy of communities around the world. Tissue engineering repair …

Reduction of Inflammatory Reaction of Poly(D,L-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) Using Demineralized Bone Particles

SJ Yoon, SH Kim, HJ Ha, YK Ko, JW So… - … Engineering Part A, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Poly (lactide-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) has been widely applied to tissue engineering as a
good biocompatible material because of its biodegradability and nontoxic metabolites, but …

Nanotechnology for nanomedicine and delivery of drugs

J Venugopal, MP Prabhakaran, S Low… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Nanotechnology is an emerging technology seeking to exploit distinct technological
advances controlling the structure of materials at a reduced dimensional scale approaching …