[HTML][HTML] Additively manufactured porous metallic biomaterials

AA Zadpoor - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Additively manufactured (AM,= 3D printed) porous metallic biomaterials with topologically
ordered unit cells have created a lot of excitement and are currently receiving a lot of …

Mechanotransduction in neuronal cell development and functioning

M Chighizola, T Dini, C Lenardi, P Milani, A Podestà… - Biophysical …, 2019 - Springer
Although many details remain still elusive, it became increasingly evident in recent years
that mechanosensing of microenvironmental biophysical cues and subsequent …

Membrane curvature underlies actin reorganization in response to nanoscale surface topography

HY Lou, W Zhao, X Li, L Duan… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Surface topography profoundly influences cell adhesion, differentiation, and stem cell fate
control. Numerous studies using a variety of materials demonstrate that nanoscale …

Regulation and directing stem cell fate by tissue engineering functional microenvironments: scaffold physical and chemical cues

F Xing, L Li, C Zhou, C Long, L Wu, H Lei… - Stem cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that stem cells reside within tissue engineering functional
microenvironments that physically localize them and direct their stem cell fate. Recent efforts …

Piezoelectric nanotopography induced neuron‐like differentiation of stem cells

X Zhang, X Cui, D Wang, S Wang, Z Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The biophysical characteristics of the extracellular matrix, such as nanotopography and
bioelectricity, have a profound influence on cell proliferation, adhesion, differentiation, etc …

Hierarchical hydrogel composite interfaces with robust mechanical properties for biomedical applications

Y Zhu, Q Zhang, X Shi, D Han - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cells sense and respond to a wide range of external signals, including chemical signals,
topography, and interface mechanics, via interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM) …

The influence of microenvironment and extracellular matrix molecules in driving neural stem cell fate within biomaterials

T Wilems, S Vardhan, S Wu, S Sakiyama-Elbert - Brain research bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Transplantation of stem cells is a promising potential therapy for central nervous system
disease and injury. The capacity for self-renewal, proliferation of progenitor cells, and multi …

Topographical patterning: characteristics of current processing techniques, controllable effects on material properties and co-cultured cell fate, updated applications in …

K Zhang, X Xiao, X Wang, Y Fan, X Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Topographical patterning has recently attracted lots of attention in regulating cell fate,
understanding the mechanism of cell–microenvironment interactions, and solving the great …

Engineering three-dimensional microenvironments towards in vitro disease models of the central nervous system

L Yildirimer, Q Zhang, S Kuang, CWJ Cheung… - …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The central nervous system (CNS) has a highly complex biophysical and biochemical
environment. Despite decades of intensive research, it is still an enormous challenge to …

Solvent-induced nanotopographies of single microfibers regulate cell mechanotransduction

A Omidinia-Anarkoli, R Rimal… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) fibrous network,
surrounding all cells in vivo. Fiber manufacturing techniques are employed to mimic the …