Polymer scaffolds constitute a very interesting strategy for tissue engineering. Even though
they are generally non-toxic, in some cases, they may not provide suitable support for cell …

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are emerging as future approaches for the
treatment of acute and chronic diseases. Numerous clinical conditions exist today and …

Corneal transplantation constitutes one of the leading treatments for severe cases of loss of
corneal function. Due to its limitations, a concerted effort has been made by tissue engineers …

Despite many years of in vitro research confirming the effectiveness of RGD in promoting
cell attachment to a wide variety of biomaterials, animal studies evaluating tissue responses …

Abstract Myelination of Schwann cells (SCs) is critical for the success of peripheral nerve
regeneration, and biomaterials that can promote SCs' neurotrophin secretion as scaffolds …

2007-09-24 Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH
SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION reassignment UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE …

Corneas from human donors are used to replace damaged tissue and treat corneal
blindness, but there is a severe worldwide shortage of donor corneas. We conducted a …

Implantable biomaterials that mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) in key physical and
physiological functions require components and microarchitectures that are carefully …

Polymeric nanofibers can be produced using methods such as electrospinning, phase
separation, and self-assembly, and the fiber composition, diameter, alignment, degradation …

Synthetically derived peptide-based biomaterials are in many instances capable of
mimicking the structure and function of their full-length endogenous counterparts. Combine …