Electrospun fiber-based strategies for controlling early innate immune cell responses: towards immunomodulatory mesh designs that facilitate robust tissue repair

D Venugopal, S Vishwakarma, I Kaur, S Samavedi - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrospun fibrous meshes are widely used for tissue repair due to their ability to guide a
host of cell responses including phenotypic differentiation and tissue maturation. A critical …

Electrospun fiber scaffolds for engineering glial cell behavior to promote neural regeneration

DL Puhl, JL Funnell, DW Nelson, MK Gottipati… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning is a fabrication technique used to produce nano-or micro-diameter fibers to
generate biocompatible, biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering applications …

Engineering microenvironment for endogenous neural regeneration after spinal cord injury by reassembling extracellular matrix

H Liu, X Xu, Y Tu, K Chen, L Song, J Zhai… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The formation of a fluid-filled cystic cavity after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major obstacle for
neural regeneration. In this study, the post-SCI cavity was bridged by a functional self …

Influence of surface topography on PCL electrospun scaffolds for liver tissue engineering

Y Gao, A Callanan - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Severe liver disease is one of the most common causes of death globally. Currently, whole
organ transplantation is the only therapeutic method for end-stage liver disease treatment …

Exploring the effects of electrospun fiber surface nanotopography on neurite outgrowth and branching in neuron cultures

AR D'Amato, DL Puhl, AM Ziemba, CDL Johnson… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Three aligned, electrospun fiber scaffolds with unique surface features were created from
poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). Fibers without surface nanotopography (smooth fibers), fibers with …

Coating topologically complex electrospun fibers with nanothin silk fibroin enhances neurite outgrowth in vitro

AM Ziemba, TD Fink, MC Crochiere… - ACS biomaterials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Electrospun poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) fibers are commonly used for tissue engineering
applications because of their uniform morphology, and their efficacy can be further …

Electrospun fiber surface nanotopography influences astrocyte-mediated neurite outgrowth

CD Johnson, AR D'Amato, DL Puhl, DM Wich… - Biomedical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Aligned, electrospun fiber scaffolds provide topographical guidance for regenerating
neurons and glia after central nervous system injury. To date, no study has explored how …

Solvent retention in electrospun fibers affects scaffold mechanical properties

AR D'Amato, MTK Bramson, DT Corr, DL Puhl… - …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Electrospinning is a robust material fabrication method allowing for fine control of
mechanical, chemical, and functional properties in scaffold manufacturing. Electrospun fiber …

Tailoring nano-porous surface of aligned electrospun poly (L-Lactic acid) fibers for nerve tissue engineering

H Xuan, B Li, F Xiong, S Wu, Z Zhang, Y Yang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite the existence of many attempts at nerve tissue engineering, there is no ideal
strategy to date for effectively treating defective peripheral nerve tissue. In the present study …

[HTML][HTML] Shish-kebab structure fiber with nano and micro diameter regulate macrophage polarization for anti-inflammatory and bone differentiation

G Zhu, R Zhang, Q Xie, P Li, F Wang, L Wang, C Li - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymer grafts often have limited biocompatibility, triggering excessive inflammatory
responses similar to foreign bodies. Macrophage phenotype shifts are pivotal in the …