Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a devastating lung disease with a high
personal and societal burden. Exposure to toxic particles and gases, including cigarette …

Small leucine‐rich proteoglycans (SLRP s) are involved in a variety of biological and
pathological processes. This review focuses on their regulatory roles in matrix assembly …

INTRODUCTION The components of bone assemble hierarchically to provide stiffness and
toughness. Deciphering the specific organization and relationship between bone's principal …

Collagen is a ubiquitous protein with remarkable mechanical properties. It is highly elastic,
shows large fracture strength and enables substantial energy dissipation during …

Recent studies in tissue engineering have adopted extracellular matrix (ECM) derived
scaffolds as natural and cytocompatible microenvironments for tissue regeneration. The …

Small leucine-rich proteoglycans/proteins (SLRPs) are associated with collagen fibril
formation, and therefore important for the proper formation of extracellular matrices. SLRPs …

Fibrillar collagens (types I, II, III, V, XI, XXIV and XXVII) constitute a sub-group within the
collagen family (of which there are 28 types in humans) whose functions are to provide three …

Uncontrolled bleeding in emergency situations is a great threat to both military and civilian
lives, and an ideal hemostat for effectively controlling prehospital hemorrhage is urgently …

The prevention and treatment of dental caries are major challenges occurring in dentistry.
The foundations for modern management of this dental disease, estimated to affect 90% of …

Lysyl oxidases (LOXs) are a family of copper-dependent oxido-deaminases that can modify
the side chain of lysyl residues in collagen and elastin, thereby leading to the spontaneous …