[HTML][HTML] A review of biomimetic surface functionalization for bone-integrating orthopedic implants: Mechanisms, current approaches, and future directions

C Stewart, B Akhavan, SG Wise, MMM Bilek - Progress in Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Orthopedic implants are increasing in global prevalence, with hundreds of thousands of
operations performed annually. However, a significant proportion of these operations …

Surface modification of stainless steel for biomedical applications: Revisiting a century-old material

A Bekmurzayeva, WJ Duncanson, HS Azevedo… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Stainless steel (SS) has been widely used as a material for fabricating cardiovascular
stents/valves, orthopedic prosthesis, and other devices and implants used in biomedicine …

Human‐recombinant‐Elastin‐based bioinks for 3D bioprinting of vascularized soft tissues

S Lee, ES Sani, AR Spencer, Y Guan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bioprinting has emerged as an advanced method for fabricating complex 3D tissues.
Despite the tremendous potential of 3D bioprinting, there are several drawbacks of current …

Tissue engineering at the blood‐contacting surface: A review of challenges and strategies in vascular graft development

D Radke, W Jia, D Sharma, K Fena… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are beginning to achieve clinical success and
hold promise as a source of grafting material when donor grafts are unsuitable or …

Biofunctionalized 3D printed structures for biomedical applications: A critical review of recent advances and future prospects

O Lotz, DR McKenzie, MM Bilek, B Akhavan - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the greatest trends currently revolutionizing healthcare is the introduction of
advanced additive manufacturing techniques, also known as 3D printing, for personalized …

A multilayered synthetic human elastin/polycaprolactone hybrid vascular graft with tailored mechanical properties

SG Wise, MJ Byrom, A Waterhouse, PG Bannon… - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Small-diameter synthetic vascular graft materials fail to match the patency of human tissue
conduits used in vascular bypass surgery. The foreign surface retards endothelialization and …

Substrate elasticity provides mechanical signals for the expansion of hemopoietic stem and progenitor cells

J Holst, S Watson, MS Lord, SS Eamegdool… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Surprisingly little is known about the effects of the physical microenvironment on
hemopoietic stem and progenitor cells. To explore the physical effects of matrix elasticity on …

Elastin-based materials

JF Almine, DV Bax, SM Mithieux… - Chemical Society …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Elastin is a versatile elastic protein that dominates flexible tissues capable of recoil, and
facilitates commensurate cell interactions in these tissues in all higher vertebrates. Elastin's …

Free radical functionalization of surfaces to prevent adverse responses to biomedical devices

MMM Bilek, DV Bax, A Kondyurin… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Immobilizing a protein, that is fully compatible with the patient, on the surface of a biomedical
device should make it possible to avoid adverse responses such as inflammation, rejection …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma surface functionalization: A comprehensive review of advances in the quest for bioinstructive materials and interfaces

M Zhianmanesh, A Gilmour, MMM Bilek… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Surface biofunctionalization aims to create cell-instructive surfaces that control the behavior
of cells and modulate cellular interactions by incorporating cell signaling moieties at the …