Self-organization and the self-assembling process in tissue engineering

KA Athanasiou, R Eswaramoorthy… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
In recent years, the tissue engineering paradigm has shifted to include a new and growing
subfield of scaffoldless techniques that generate self-organizing and self-assembling …

Preparation of cell-encapsulation devices in confined microenvironment

S Mazzitelli, L Capretto, F Quinci, R Piva… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2013 - Elsevier
The entrapment of cells into hydrogel microdevice in form of microparticles or microfibers is
one of the most appealing and useful tools for cell-based therapy and tissue engineering …

Evaluation of a multi-layer adipose-derived stem cell sheet in a full-thickness wound healing model

YC Lin, T Grahovac, SJ Oh, M Ieraci, JP Rubin… - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Cell sheet technology has been studied for applications such as bone, ligament and skin
regeneration. There has been limited examination of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) for …

The effect of the coumarin-like derivative osthole on the osteogenic properties of human periodontal ligament and jaw bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell sheets

LN Gao, Y An, M Lei, B Li, H Yang, H Lu, FM Chen… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Cell sheet engineering is a scaffold-free delivery concept that has been shown to improve
mesenchymal stem cell-mediated regeneration of injured or pathologically damaged …

[HTML][HTML] Possible functional scaffolds for periodontal regeneration

H Shimauchi, E Nemoto, H Ishihata… - Japanese Dental Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Periodontal diseases are the most prevalent infectious diseases with the irreversible loss of
tooth supporting apparatus. To reestablish the stable health of periodontal tissues after …

A three-dimensional neuronal culture technique that controls the direction of neurite elongation and the position of soma to mimic the layered structure of the brain

A Odawara, M Gotoh, I Suzuki - RSC advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Reconstruction techniques can mimic tissue structure using three-dimensional (3D)
substrates or scaffolds to facilitate functional tissue engineering for transplantation or robust …

Stem cell–based therapy for corneal epithelial reconstruction: present and future

J Menzel-Severing, FE Kruse… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Limbal stem cell deficiency is a painful and potentially blinding disease. Cultured limbal
epithelial transplantation (CLET) is frequently performed for corneal surface reconstruction …

Influence of poly(n‐isopropylacrylamide)–CNT–polyaniline three‐dimensional electrospun microfabric scaffolds on cell growth and viability

A Tiwari, Y Sharma, S Hattori, D Terada… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect on:(1) the bulk surface and (2) the three‐dimensional non‐
woven microfabric scaffolds of poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)–CNT–polyaniline on growth …

[HTML][HTML] Protein kinase Cα and P-type Ca2+ channel CaV2. 1 in red blood cell calcium signalling

L Wagner-Britz, J Wang, L Kaestner… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2013 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Protein kinase Cα (PKCα) is activated by an increase in cytosolic Ca 2+
in red blood cells (RBCs). Previous work has suggested that PKCα directly stimulates the Ca …

Self-cleaning membrane to extend the lifetime of an implanted glucose biosensor

AA Abraham, R Fei, GL Coté… - ACS applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The lifetime and efficacy of a subcutaneously implanted glucose biosensor could be greatly
improved by a self-cleaning membrane capable of periodic physical removal of adhered …