Antibacterial activity of particulate bioglass against supra- and subgingival bacteria.

abstract：:Nanoparticle-induced autophagy is crucial for its metabolism, cytotoxicity and therapy potency, but little is known about how the host immune system would respond to it. In this study, we demonstrated that two clinically used superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) specifically induced macrophage autophagy...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jin R,Liu L,Zhu W,Li D,Yang L,Duan J,Cai Z,Nie Y,Zhang Y,Gong Q,Song B,Wen L,Anderson JM,Ai H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels have been widely used for 3-dimensional (3D) cell culture and tissue regeneration due to their tunable biochemical and physicochemical properties as well as their high water content, which resembles the aqueous microenvironment of the natural extracellular matrix. While many properties of natural hydrogel ma...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhang S,Liu X,Barreto-Ortiz SF,Yu Y,Ginn BP,DeSantis NA,Hutton DL,Grayson WL,Cui FZ,Korgel BA,Gerecht S,Mao HQ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells protect vertebrates by killing infected or transformed cells using granzyme B (GrB) to induce apoptosis. However, GrB-induced apoptosis of target cells causes inflammatory disease and chronic transplant rejection and so is an important disease target. The aim...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Cheng W,Yang C,Hedrick JL,Williams DF,Yang YY,Ashton-Rickardt PG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IR-780 iodide is a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence dye with higher and more stable fluorescence intensity than clinically applied dye indocyanine green (ICG). Meanwhile, IR-780 can be utilized in photothermal therapy with laser irradiation. IR-780 is an important theranostic agent but its lipophilicity limited its ap...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yue C,Liu P,Zheng M,Zhao P,Wang Y,Ma Y,Cai L

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pH-triggered lipid-membranes designed from biophysical principles are evaluated in the form of targeted liposomal doxorubicin with the aim to ultimately better control the growth of vascularized tumors. We compare the antitumor efficacy of anti-HER2/neu pH-triggered lipid vesicles encapsulating doxorubicin to the anti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bandekar A,Karve S,Chang MY,Mu Q,Rotolo J,Sofou S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New therapeutic strategies are needed for the growing unmet clinical needs in liver disease and fibrosis. Platelet activation and PDGF activity are recognized as important therapeutic targets; however, no therapeutic approach has yet addressed these two upstream drivers of liver fibrosis. We therefore designed a matri...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kabra H,Walimbe T,Stuart K,Indey C,Jalgaonkar S,Ikwa E,Skurnac T,Chen J,Woolley A,Snead NM,Bachtell N,Leeming DJ,Karsdal M,Prestwich G,Panitch A,Paderi J

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Site specific targeting remains elusive for gene and stem cell therapies in the cardiovascular field. One promising option involves use of devices that deliver larger and more sustained cell/gene payloads to specific disease sites using the versatility of percutaneous vascular access technology. Smooth muscle cells (S...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kumar AH,Martin K,Doyle B,Huang CL,Pillai GK,Ali MT,Skelding KA,Wang S,Gleeson BM,Jahangeer S,Ritman EL,Russell SJ,Caplice NM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary rat bone marrow cells were cultured for periods of 8 d on hydroxyapatite discs produced by sintering compressed powder at 1130 degrees C. The disc surfaces were roughened using silicon carbide paper to create three groups of samples (n = 10) of differing surface topography. The culture conditions permitted bot...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Gomi K,Lowenberg B,Shapiro G,Davies JE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of spinal cord injury (SCI) highly relies on microenvironment remodeling and facilitating the recruitment and neuronal differentiation of endogenous stem/progenitor cells. Decellularized tissue matrices (DTMs) have shown their unique and beneficial characteristics in promoting neural tissue regeneration, es...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xu Y,Zhou J,Liu C,Zhang S,Gao F,Guo W,Sun X,Zhang C,Li H,Rao Z,Qiu S,Zhu Q,Liu X,Guo X,Shao Z,Bai Y,Zhang X,Quan D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this research was to design thermosensitive drug vehicles for glaucoma therapy. Thermosensitive ophthalmic drop was prepared by mixing linear poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-g-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PNIPAAm-g-PHEMA), PNIPAAm-g-PHEMA gel particles and antiglaucoma drug. This produced polymeric eyedrop con...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Hsiue GH,Chang RW,Wang CH,Lee SH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personalized oncology significantly relies on the development of cancer theranostic agents to integrate cancer therapeutics and diagnostics. Current most common strategy for development of such multifunctional agents requires multistep chemical conjugation with cancer targeted ligands, contrast agents and therapeutic ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Luo S,Tan X,Qi Q,Guo Q,Ran X,Zhang L,Zhang E,Liang Y,Weng L,Zheng H,Cheng T,Su Y,Shi C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) releasing (NORel) materials have been extensively investigated to create localized increases in NO concentration by the proton driven diazeniumdiolate-containing polymer coatings and demonstrated to improve extracorporeal circulation (ECC) hemocompatibility. In this work, the NORel polymeric coating ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Major TC,Brisbois EJ,Jones AM,Zanetti ME,Annich GM,Bartlett RH,Handa H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the key challenges for neural tissue engineering is to exploit supporting materials with robust functionalities not only to govern cell-specific behaviors, but also to form functional neural network. The unique electrical and mechanical properties of graphene imply it as a promising candidate for neural interfa...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tang M,Song Q,Li N,Jiang Z,Huang R,Cheng G

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the potential protective role of fullerenol C60(OH)24 on doxorubicin-induced liver toxicity using in vivo (female Sprague-Dawley rats) and in vitro (human hepatocellular carcinoma - HepG2; colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines - Caco-2) approaches. The first (healthy control) an...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Injac R,Perse M,Obermajer N,Djordjevic-Milic V,Prijatelj M,Djordjevic A,Cerar A,Strukelj B

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We genetically introduced the Fc-binding peptide (FcBP) into the loop of a self-assembled protein cage, ferritin, constituting four-fold symmetry at the surface to use it as a modular delivery nanoplatform. FcBP-presenting ferritin (FcBP-ferritin) formed very stable non-covalent complexes with both human and rabbit Ig...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kang HJ,Kang YJ,Lee YM,Shin HH,Chung SJ,Kang S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interest in gallium alloys as a replacement for amalgam has increased in recent years due to the risk of environmental pollution from amalgam. Alloy powders with compositions close to those for alloys of amalgam are mixed with a liquid gallium alloy. The mix is condensed into a prepared cavity in much the same way...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Herø H,Simensen CJ,Jørgensen RB

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that oligonucleotides can be used for anchorage and slow release of osteogenic growth factors such as BMP to enhance the osteogenic activity of a titanium implant surface. Strands of 60-mer non-coding DNA oligonucleotides (ODN) were bound to an acid-etched sandbl...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Schliephake H,Bötel C,Förster A,Schwenzer B,Reichert J,Scharnweber D

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advances in skin tissue engineering and wound healing augur well for the development of split or full thickness skin substitutes to recapitulating the native functional skin. These engineered skin substitutes have fared successfully in recent years with exploration of various emerging technologies. As a result...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chouhan D,Dey N,Bhardwaj N,Mandal BB

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metals and ceramics are commonly used in orthopaedics, dentistry and other load bearing applications. However, the use of ceramic matrix composites reinforced with biocompatible metals for heavy load-bearing hard tissue replacement applications has not previously been reported. In order to improve the reliability and ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bartolomé JF,Moya JS,Couceiro R,Gutiérrez-González CF,Guitián F,Martinez-Insua A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notorious bacterial biofilms are becoming severe threats to public health worldwide. As the important component in biofilm extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), extracellular DNA (eDNA) has been manifested to connect different EPS components and bacteria together, leading biofilms hard to eliminate. Herein a serie...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu Z,Wang F,Ren J,Qu X

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologic scaffold materials composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) are typically derived by processes that involve decellularization of tissues or organs. Preservation of the complex composition and three-dimensional ultrastructure of the ECM is highly desirable but it is recognized that all methods of decellularizati...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Crapo PM,Gilbert TW,Badylak SF

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topographic features can modulate cell behaviours such as proliferation, migration, differentiation and apoptosis. Biochemical mechanotransduction implies the conversion of mechanical forces (e.g. changes in cell spreading and morphology from changing surface topography) into biochemical signal via biomolecules. Still...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kantawong F,Burgess KE,Jayawardena K,Hart A,Burchmore RJ,Gadegaard N,Oreffo RO,Dalby MJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of inclusion of an immobilization matrix and the capsule membrane permeability on the viability, metabolic activity, and proliferation of encapsulated HEK cells was investigated in vitro. In the absence of a matrix, a particular transfected HEK cell line formed a single aggregate in the core of the poly(hyd...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lahooti S,Sefton MV

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the drug reserpine (RES) using methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer were developed and characterised for the first time in this study. Evaluation of the various polymers by binding assays indicated that the optimum ratio of functional monomer to template w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Shi X,Wu A,Qu G,Li R,Zhang D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanocarriers possess advanced physicochemical properties that improve bioavailability, enhance cellular dynamics, and control targetability in drug delivery. In particular, dendritic polyglycerol is a promising new biocompatible scaffold for drug delivery. The present explores the structure-biocompatibility relationsh...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Khandare J,Mohr A,Calderón M,Welker P,Licha K,Haag R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Films made of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) consisting of 5%, 12% and 20% hydroxyhexanoate (HHx), respectively, were evaluated for biomedical application in comparison with poly (L-Lactide) (PLA). With the increase of HHx content in PHBHHx, the polymer surface ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang YW,Yang F,Wu Q,Cheng YC,Yu PH,Chen J,Chen GQ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to develop a polymeric carrier for delivery of anti-tumor drugs and sustained release of these agents in order to optimize anti-tumor activity while minimizing systemic effects. We used oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF) hydrogels modified with small negatively charged molecules, so...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dadsetan M,Liu Z,Pumberger M,Giraldo CV,Ruesink T,Lu L,Yaszemski MJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to overcome the problem of rapid clearance of the polysaccharide hyaluronic acid (Hyal) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), a 50% cross-linked Hyal hydrogel (Hyal 50%) was synthesised. The 50% refers to the amount of COOH groups of the polysaccharide involved in the cross-linking reaction. i.e. 50% of th...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Barbucci R,Lamponi S,Borzacchiello A,Ambrosio L,Fini M,Torricelli P,Giardino R

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the hypothesis that immobilizing TGF-β1 within fibrin hydrogels may act in synergy with cyclic mechanical stimulation to enhance the properties of vascular grafts. To this end, we engineered a fusion TGF-β1 protein that can covalently anchor to fibrin during polymerization upon the action of factor XII...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liang MS,Koobatian M,Lei P,Swartz DD,Andreadis ST

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a critical role in the innate immune system. Stimulation of TLR4 occurs upon binding lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of Gram-negative bacterial cell walls. Due to the potency of the induced inflammatory response, there is a growing interest in agents that can most proximally mod...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Foit L,Thaxton CS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00