Microencapsulation technology allows a compound to be encapsulated inside a tiny sphere
known as microsphere/microcapsule, having an average diameter as small as 1 μm to …

Gelatin is a denatured, biodegradable protein obtained by acid and alkaline processing of
collagen. This processing affects the electrical nature of collagen, yielding gelatin with …

Over the past decade developments in the field of biotechnology have led to the cloning,
characterization, and commercial availability of many clinically useful proteins and peptides …

Tissue engineering is an emerging biomedical field intended to assist the regeneration of
body tissue defects too large to self-repair as well as to substitute for the biological functions …

Nanofibers and nanomaterials are potentially recent additions to materials in relation to
tissue engineering (TE). TE is the regeneration of biological tissues through the use of cells …

A previously reported “grafting and coating” method (J. Biomed. Mater. Res.(Appl. Biomater.)
63 (2002) 838) was modified and used to introduce stable collagen layer and incorporate …

The creation of efficient methods for manufacturing biotechnology drugs—many of which
influence fundamental but complex cell behaviours, such as proliferation, migration and …

The development of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds with surface properties that
dominate interactions between the material and biological environment is of great interest in …

Growth factors are becoming extremely valuable tools in our attempts to understand the
mechanisms that modulate cellular activities. Their targeting to appropriate cells and …

The ability of protein agents to modulate cellular behaviors, such as motility, proliferation,
adhesion and function, is the subject of intense research; new therapies involving proteins …