In tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, a biomaterial provides mechanical support
and biochemical signals to encourage cell attachment and modulate cell behaviour …

Introduction Although many surgeons have adopted the use of biologic and biosynthetic
meshes in complex abdominal wall hernia repair, others have questioned the use of these …

Current strategies to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI),
include the surgical implantation of vaginal meshes. Recently, there have been multiple …

Hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures worldwide, with a
multi-billion dollar global market. Implant design remains a critical challenge for the …

Hernia repair for primary and incisional hernia is the most commonly performed abdominal
surgery done with extremely high costs. Treatment for hernia requires surgery to close the …

Materials currently used to repair or replace a heart valve are not durable. Their limited
durability related to structural degeneration or thrombus formation is attributed to their …

Soft tissue defects are a common clinical challenge mostly caused by trauma, congenital
anomalies and oncological surgery. Current soft tissue reconstruction options include …

Abstract Development of inflammation modulating polymer scaffolds for soft tissue repair
with minimal postsurgical complications is a compelling clinical need. However, the current …

Dental stem cells (DSCs) are self-renewable cells that can be obtained easily from dental
tissues, and are a desirable source of autologous stem cells. The use of DSCs for stem cell …

Background There is an urgent need to develop better materials to provide anatomical
support to the pelvic floor without compromising its function. Objective Our aim was to …