[HTML][HTML] Abdominal wall hernia repair: From prosthetic meshes to smart materials

Q Saiding, Y Chen, J Wang, CL Pereira, B Sarmento… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
Hernia reconstruction is one of the most frequently practiced surgical procedures worldwide.
Plastic surgery plays a pivotal role in reestablishing desired abdominal wall structure and …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix-based biomaterials for cardiovascular tissue engineering

A Khanna, M Zamani, NF Huang - Journal of cardiovascular development …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering strategies have made remarkable progress
in remodeling, replacing, and regenerating damaged cardiovascular tissues. The design of …

Advances in three-dimensional bioprinted stem cell-based tissue engineering for cardiovascular regeneration

A Khanna, B Ayan, AA Undieh, YP Yang… - Journal of molecular and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of cellular or biological components are an
emerging field to develop tissue structures that mimic the spatial, mechanochemical and …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering spatiotemporal control in vascularized tissues

A Khanna, BP Oropeza, NF Huang - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
A major challenge in engineering scalable three-dimensional tissues is the generation of a
functional and developed microvascular network for adequate perfusion of oxygen and …

[HTML][HTML] A novel bio-adhesive mesh system for medical implant applications: In vivo assessment in a rabbit model

M Harman, K Champaigne, W Cobb, X Lu, V Chawla… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Injectable surgical sealants and adhesives, such as biologically derived fibrin gels and
synthetic hydrogels, are widely used in medical products. While such products adequately …

Nonthermal plasma treatment of polymers modulates biological fouling but can cause material embrittlement

GD Learn, EJ Lai, EJ Wilson, HA von Recum - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plasma-based treatment is a prevalent strategy to alter biological response and enhance
biomaterial coating quality at the surfaces of biomedical devices and implants, especially …

Greener hydrophilicity improvement of polypropylene membrane by ArF excimer laser treatment

S Mohammadtaheri, B Jaleh, BF Mohazzab… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The modification of chemical and physical properties of polypropylene (PP) membrane has
been of interest as the creation of hydrophilic surface broadens their potential applications …

Construction of a corresponding empirical model to bridge thermal properties and synthesis of thermoresponsive poloxamines

Z Yan, DA Brown, T Alpi, J Nagatomi… - Designed Monomers …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The thermoresponsive properties of poloxamine (tetra-branch PEO-PPO block copolymer)
hydrogels are related to several variables. Of particular interest to this study were the …

The New Era of Tissue Engineering-3D Printing of Organs and Tissue Constructs

A Khanna - BME Horizon, 2024 - ojs.gs-publishing.uk
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research has utilized three-dimensional (3D)
bioprinting as a promising technique for fabricating complex functional biological constructs …

Effects of Polypropylene Mesh vs Polycaprolactone/Polyvinyl Alcohol Mesh Coated with Nanofiber Containing VEGF165 and FGF-21 on Abdominal Wall …

Y Chen, S Li, Z Jia, Z Wei - Indian Journal of Surgery, 2023 - Springer
The application of non-absorbable hernia mesh in the repair of abdominal abnormalities has
been associated with a range of problems and a considerable loss in quality of life. The …