Native and synthetic scaffolds for limbal epithelial stem cell transplantation

KN Nguyen, S Bobba, A Richardson, M Park… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a complex blinding disease of the cornea, which
cannot be treated with conventional corneal transplants. Instead, a stem cell (SC) graft is …

3D-Printed membrane as an alternative to amniotic membrane for ocular surface/conjunctival defect reconstruction: An in vitro & in vivo study

S Dehghani, M Rasoulianboroujeni, H Ghasemi… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical handling and clinical
applicability of a specific 3D-printed membrane design fabricated using a gelatin, elastin …

Polysaccharide containing gels for pharmaceutical applications

CN Cheaburu-Yilmaz, ST Tanriverdi, O Ozer… - Polymer Gels: Science …, 2018 - Springer
Bio-derived polymers are falling into the needs of pharmaceutical formulations for topical
applications due to their gelling ability. Generally, in topical delivery, as an alternative way …

[HTML][HTML] Universal corneal epithelial-like cells derived from human embryonic stem cells for cellularization of a corneal scaffold

J Yang, JW Park, D Zheng… - … Vision Science & …, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: We generated universal corneal epithelial cells (CEC) from human embryonic
stem cells (hESC) by genetically removing human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class I from the …

Современные подходы к проблеме выбора носителя для культивирования стволовых клеток роговицы в лечении лимбальной недостаточности

АН Куликов, СВ Чурашов, ВФ Черныш… - …, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Заболевания и повреждения глазной поверхности одна из распространённых причин
снижения зрения и слепоты. Важную роль в развитии патологических процессов при …

An industrial‐scale synthesis of biodegradable soluble in organic solvents butyric–acetic chitin copolyesters

Z Draczynski, M Bogun, W Sujka… - Advances in Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The article presents the results of study related to upscaling chitin esterification reaction to
the industrial scale. The obtained results allowed for creation of a product which can later be …

Current approaches to the problem of carrier selection for limbal stem cells cultivation in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

AN Kulikov, SV Churashov… - Ophthalmology …, 2018 - journals.eco-vector.com
Diseases and damages of the ocular surface are one of the common causes of decreased
vision and blindness. Dysfunction or death of limbal epithelial stem cells (LESC) plays an …

Development of new in vitro models based on the use of electrospun scaffolds and their imaging by multiphoton microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime …

GP Piccirillo - 2018 - elea.unisa.it
In this thesis, new possible applications of electrospun scaffolds are presented. Besides, the
interaction of human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) with the materials has been investigated …