The administration of probiotic bacteria as nutraceuticals is an area that has rapidly
expanded in recent years, with a global market worth $32.6 billion predicted by 2014. Many …

Silks are naturally occurring polymers that have been used clinically as sutures for centuries.
When naturally extruded from insects or worms, silk is composed of a filament core protein …

Collagen has been widely used for cartilage repair, but its low stiffness and rapid
degradation disfavor chondrogenesis. Here we conjugated biocompatible carbon dot …

The utilization of adult stem cells in tissue engineering is a promising solution to the problem
of tissue or organ shortage. Adult bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are …

The biologic characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from two distinct
tissues, bone marrow and adipose tissue were evaluated in these studies. MSCs derived …

Adult cartilage tissue has limited self-repair capacity, especially in the case of severe
damages caused by developmental abnormalities, trauma, or aging-related degeneration …

Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that involves cell biology, materials science,
reactor engineering, and clinical research with the goal of creating new tissues and organs …

In this study a series of alginate/hydroxyapatite (HAP) composite scaffolds was prepared by
phase separation. HAP was incorporated into the alginate gel solution to improve both the …

The field of tissue engineering promises to deliver biological substitutes to repair or replace
tissues in the body that have been injured or diseased. The clinical demand for …

Cartilage remains one of the most challenging tissues to reconstruct or replace, owing to its
complex geometry in facial structures and mechanical strength at articular surfaces in joints …