Methods for implant acceptance and wound healing: material selection and implant location modulate macrophage and fibroblast phenotypes
A Boddupalli, L Zhu, KM Bratlie - Advanced Healthcare …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on materials and methods used to induce phenotypic changes in
macrophages and fibroblasts. Herein, we give a brief overview on how changes in …
macrophages and fibroblasts. Herein, we give a brief overview on how changes in …
Bioencapsulation technologies in tissue engineering
Bioencapsulation technologies have played an important role in the developing successes
of tissue engineering. Besides offering immunoisolation, they also show promise for …
of tissue engineering. Besides offering immunoisolation, they also show promise for …
[HTML][HTML] Mass production of shaped particles through vortex ring freezing
D An, A Warning, KG Yancey, CT Chang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
A vortex ring is a torus-shaped fluidic vortex. During its formation, the fluid experiences a rich
variety of intriguing geometrical intermediates from spherical to toroidal. Here we show that …
variety of intriguing geometrical intermediates from spherical to toroidal. Here we show that …
Composite vascular scaffold combining electrospun fibers and physically-crosslinked hydrogel with copper wire-induced grooves structure
While the field of tissue engineered vascular grafts has greatly advanced, many
inadequacies still exist. Successfully developed scaffolds require mechanical and structural …
inadequacies still exist. Successfully developed scaffolds require mechanical and structural …
Polymerization of hydrogel network on microfiber surface: synthesis of hybrid water-absorbing matrices for biomedical applications
Biodegradable plastics and hydrogels possess distinct mechanical/biocompatibility
properties that are indispensible in device design. It is desirable to combine their …
properties that are indispensible in device design. It is desirable to combine their …
Flexible control of cellular encapsulation, permeability, and release in a droplet-templated bifunctional copolymer scaffold
Designing cell-compatible, bio-degradable, and stimuli-responsive hydrogels is very
important for biomedical applications in cellular delivery and micro-scale tissue engineering …
important for biomedical applications in cellular delivery and micro-scale tissue engineering …
Bioinspired metal ion coordinated polyelectrolyte fibrous nanoreactors
Inspired by natural metal ion/ligand interactions, stable electrospun hydrogel fibers (EHFs)
are produced from polyelectrolyte complexes coordinated with various metal ions. This …
are produced from polyelectrolyte complexes coordinated with various metal ions. This …
Drug-eluting conformal coatings on individual cells
Thin, conformal coatings on cell membranes provide potential solutions to many of the
challenges associated with cellular therapies. These coatings can protect transplanted cells …
challenges associated with cellular therapies. These coatings can protect transplanted cells …
The preservation of living cells with biocompatible microparticles
J Yang, Y Zhu, T Xu, C Pan, N Cai, H Huang… - …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Biomedical applications of living cells have rapidly expanded in many fields such as toxic
detection, drug screening, and regenerative medicine, etc. Efficient methods to support cell …
detection, drug screening, and regenerative medicine, etc. Efficient methods to support cell …
Functionality and antidiabetic utility of β-and L-cell containing pseudoislets
AD Green, S Vasu, PR Flatt - Experimental Cell Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Unavailability of tissue and poor engraftment remain significant obstacles to clinical islet
transplantation. Here, the therapeutic potential of pseudoislets generated from the insulin …
transplantation. Here, the therapeutic potential of pseudoislets generated from the insulin …