Modeling angiogenesis with micro-and nanotechnology

LJ Chen, H Kaji - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Angiogenesis plays an important role not only in the growth and regeneration of tissues in
humans but also in pathological conditions such as inflammation, degenerative disease and …

Integration of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells with polycaprolactone/gelatin-based electrospun scaffolds for enhanced therapeutic …

RP Tan, AHP Chan, K Lennartsson, MM Miravet… - Stem cell research & …, 2018 - Springer
Background Induced pluripotent stem-cell derived endothelial cells (iPSC-ECs) can be
generated from any somatic cell and their iPSC sources possess unlimited self-renewal …

Bioactive materials facilitating targeted local modulation of inflammation

RP Tan, AHP Chan, S Wei, M Santos, BSL Lee… - JACC: Basic to …, 2019 - jacc.org
Cardiovascular disease is an inflammatory disorder that may benefit from appropriate
modulation of inflammation. Systemic treatments lower cardiac events but have serious …

Deterministic paracrine repair of injured myocardium using microfluidic-based cocooning of heart explant-derived cells

P Kanda, A Benavente-Babace, S Parent, M Connor… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
While encapsulation of cells within protective nanoporous gel cocoons increases cell
retention and pro-survival integrin signaling, the influence of cocoon size and intra-capsular …

Selective Immunosuppression Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome Mitigates the Foreign Body Response to Implanted Biomaterials While Preserving Angiogenesis

AHP Chan, MJ Moore, AJ Grant… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Medical devices are a mainstay of the healthcare industry, providing clinicians with
innovative tools to diagnose, monitor, and treat a range of medical conditions. For …

Silk Fibroin Scaffold Architecture Regulates Inflammatory Responses and Engraftment of Bone Marrow‐Mononuclear Cells

N Yang, MJ Moore, PL Michael… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite being one of the most clinically trialed cell therapies, bone marrow‐mononuclear
cell (BM‐MNC) infusion has largely failed to fulfill its clinical promise. Implanting biomimetic …

Light-controlled BMSC sheet–implant complexes with improved osteogenesis via an LRP5/β-catenin/runx2 regulatory loop

Z Jiang, H Wang, K Yu, Y Feng, Y Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The combination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) sheets and titanium
implants (BMSC sheet–implant complexes) can accelerate osseointegration. However …

Bioactivation of encapsulation membranes reduces fibrosis and enhances cell survival

RP Tan, N Hallahan, E Kosobrodova… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Encapsulation devices are an emerging barrier technology designed to prevent the
immunorejection of replacement cells in regenerative therapies for intractable diseases …

Immobilized macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) regulates the foreign body response to implanted materials

N Yang, RP Tan, AHP Chan, BSL Lee… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The functionality and durability of implanted biomaterials are often compromised by an
exaggerated foreign body reaction (FBR). M1/M2 polarization of macrophages is a critical …

Nanofibrous gelatin-based biomaterial with improved biomimicry using d-periodic self-assembled atelocollagen

S Borrego-González, MJ Dalby, A Díaz-Cuenca - Biomimetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Design of bioinspired materials that mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) at the nanoscale is
a challenge in tissue engineering. While nanofibrillar gelatin materials mimic chemical …