In the 1800s, a baby born with a caul, a remnant of the amniotic sack or fetal membranes,
was thought to be lucky, special, or protected. Over time, fetal membranes lost their …

The ocular surface is a component of the anterior segment of the eye and is covered by the
tear film. Together, they protect the vital external components of the eye from the …

Amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation is the clinical standard for ocular surface
reconstruction, however recently keratin film (KF) has been proposed as an alternative …

Background: Treatment options for plantar fasciitis have resulted in varied patient outcomes.
The aim of this study was to compare a novel treatment, cryopreserved human amniotic …

The aim of this study is to develop a simple andcost‐effective method for decellularization
and preservation of human amniotic membrane (HAM) as a soft tissue replacement and a …

Human amniotic membranes (HAMs) have attracted the attention of burn surgeons for
decades due to favorable properties such as their antibacterial activity and promising …

Numerous techniques have been reported for preparing and sterilizing amniotic membrane
(AM) for use in clinical applications. However, these preparations either do not produce …

Introduction Adult stem cell-derived hepatocytes transplantation holds considerable promise
for future clinical individualized therapy of liver failure or dysfunction. However, the low …

Human amniotic membrane (HAM) has useful properties as a dermal matrix substitute. The
objective of our work was to obtain, using different enzymatic or chemical treatments to …

Introduction Human amniotic membrane (AM) has been used as a biomaterial for surgical
wound skin and ocular surface reconstruction for several years. Currently, equine AM has …