Interpretation of electrical polarization and depolarization mechanisms of bioactive glasses in relation to ionic migration.

abstract：:Surface biofouling poses an increasing problem in industrial and health care applications, driving research for surface coatings to prevent anti-microbial colonization and characterization of the efficacy of the same. The diversity and increasing sophistication of such coatings, which postulate different types of anti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xie X,Möller J,Konradi R,Kisielow M,Franco-Obregón A,Nyfeler E,Mühlebach A,Chabria M,Textor M,Lu Z,Reimhult E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface microroughness increases osteoblast differentiation and enhances responses of osteoblasts to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1alpha,25(OH)2D3]. The observations that beta1 integrin expression is increased in osteoblasts grown on Ti substrates with rough microarchitecture, and that it is regulated by 1alpha,25(OH)2D3...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang L,Zhao G,Olivares-Navarrete R,Bell BF,Wieland M,Cochran DL,Schwartz Z,Boyan BD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the bioactivity of new chitosan-based multi-membrane hydrogel (MMH) architectures towards chondrocyte-like cells. The microstructure of the hydrogels constituting the membranes precludes any living cell penetration, whereas their lower scale architecture allows the protein diffusion. The biological beh...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ladet SG,Tahiri K,Montembault AS,Domard AJ,Corvol MT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction of tissue-engineered devices for medical applications is now possible in vitro using cell culture and bioreactors. Although methods of incorporating them back into the host are available, current constructs depend purely on diffusion which limits their potential. The absence of a vascular network capa...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kannan RY,Salacinski HJ,Sales K,Butler P,Seifalian AM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the synthesis and characterization of dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles (Au DENPs) modified by polyethylene glycol (PEG) with enhanced biocompatibility for computed tomography (CT) imaging applications. In this study, amine-terminated poly(amidoamine) dendrimers of generation 5 (G5.NH(2)) modified by PE...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Peng C,Zheng L,Chen Q,Shen M,Guo R,Wang H,Cao X,Zhang G,Shi X

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While polymeric nano-formulations for RNAi therapeutics hold great promise for molecularly-targeted, personalized medicine, they possess significant systemic delivery challenges including rapid clearance from circulation and the potential for carrier-associated toxicity due to cationic polymer or lipid components. Her...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jackson MA,Bedingfield SK,Yu F,Stokan ME,Miles RE,Curvino EJ,Hoogenboezem EN,Bonami RH,Patel SS,Kendall PL,Giorgio TD,Duvall CL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated a strategy by which antibodies are displayed to engage T cells. A peptide composite containing binding sites was characterized in vitro and explored as an injectable system in vivo. The composite consists of two amphiphilic peptides, AEAEAKAKAEAEAKAK (referred to as "EAK") and EAK appended with...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zheng Y,Wen Y,George AM,Steinbach AM,Phillips BE,Giannoukakis N,Gawalt ES,Meng WS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical-chemical properties, in vivo biocompatibility and antimicrobial activity of bioactive glasses (BG) used as a controlled release device for tetracycline hydrochloride and an inclusion complex formed by tetracycline and beta-cyclodextrin at 1:1 molar ratio. The BG as we...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Domingues ZR,Cortés ME,Gomes TA,Diniz HF,Freitas CS,Gomes JB,Faria AM,Sinisterra RD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-viral carriers for gene therapy have been developed to minimize carrier cytotoxicity and to enhance transfection efficiency. Previously, we synthesized a 9-arginine-based reducible high molecular weight peptide for gene delivery. For the reducible poly(oligo-D-arginines) (rPOA), 9-arginine oligopeptides are connec...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Hyun H,Won YW,Kim KM,Lee J,Lee M,Kim YH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to fabricate porous, biodegradable conduits using a combined injection molding, thermally induced phase transition technique was developed which produced conduits with dimensionally toleranced, longitudinally aligned channels. The geometry of the channels was designed to approximate the architecture of periph...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sundback C,Hadlock T,Cheney M,Vacanti J

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus layer coating the vaginal epithelium represents a barrier for intravaginally delivered recombined adenoviral (rAd) vectors, but it could be overcome by proper polyethylene glycol (PEG) modification. Here we synthesized two cationic PEG derivatives, amino-(EO)n/(AGE)m-Cyss (APCs). The polymers contained neutral l...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xie Z,Ji Z,Zhang Z,Gong T,Sun X

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the biological response of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) cultured on a carbon nanotube (CNT) array-based substrate with the long term goal to direct hPSC germ layer specification for a wide variety of tissue engineering applications. CNT arrays were fabricated using a chemical vapor deposition s...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pryzhkova MV,Aria I,Cheng Q,Harris GM,Zan X,Gharib M,Jabbarzadeh E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-sheet-engineering based regenerative medicine is successfully applied to clinical studies, though cell sheets contain uniformly distributed cells. For the further application to complex tissues/organs, cell sheets with a multi-cellular pattern were highly demanded. Micro-contact printing is a quite useful techniq...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tanaka N,Ota H,Fukumori K,Miyake J,Yamato M,Okano T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (TZP) is a new interesting ceramic for the manufacture of medical devices. Its wide use in orthopedic and odontoiatric implants was limited till now by the high chemical and radiochemical impurities of the raw materials. Purification processes now available allow to obtain high purity c...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Covacci V,Bruzzese N,Maccauro G,Andreassi C,Ricci GA,Piconi C,Marmo E,Burger W,Cittadini A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human platelet lysates (PLs), which contain multiple neurotrophins, have been proposed for treating neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). However, current PLs suspended in plasma have high protein content and contain fibrinogen/fibrin and, following activation, also proteolytic and thromboge...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chou ML,Wu JW,Gouel F,Jonneaux A,Timmerman K,Renn TY,Laloux C,Chang HM,Lin LT,Devedjian JC,Devos D,Burnouf T

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) were purified from a suspension of human adipose tissue cells (stromal vascular fraction) by the conventional culture method and by membrane filtration through polyurethane (PU) foam membranes. hADSCs can be obtained from a suspension of human adipose tissue cells using the me...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu CH,Lee FK,Suresh Kumar S,Ling QD,Chang Y,Chang Y,Wang HC,Chen H,Chen DC,Hsu ST,Higuchi A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering in vitro and in vivo involves the interaction of cells with a material surface. The nature of the surface can directly influence cellular response, ultimately affecting the rate and quality of new tissue formation. Initial events at the surface include the orientated adsorption of molecules from the...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Boyan BD,Hummert TW,Dean DD,Schwartz Z

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water absorption characteristics of resins, upon which many composite filling materials are based, have been studied. In general, the equilibrium uptake is less than that predicted from the water absorption of composite filling materials, if it is assumed that the polymer alone absorbs the water. Also, whereas the...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Braden M,Davy KW

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal of bone tissue engineering is to design better scaffold configuration and materials to better control osteoblast behavior. Nanoporous architecture has been shown to significantly affect cellular response. In this work, nanoporous alumina membranes were fabricated by a two-step anodization method to invest...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Popat KC,Leary Swan EE,Mukhatyar V,Chatvanichkul KI,Mor GK,Grimes CA,Desai TA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To avoid the overheating effect of excitation light and improve the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) of upconversion nanoplatform, a novel nanoprobe based on 808 nm-excited upconversion nanocomposites (T-UCNPs@Ce6@mSiO2) with low heating effect and deep penetration has been successfully constructed for targeted ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zeng L,Pan Y,Zou R,Zhang J,Tian Y,Teng Z,Wang S,Ren W,Xiao X,Zhang J,Zhang L,Li A,Lu G,Wu A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, we designed and synthesized a novel mono-guanidine heterolipid (MGH) and confirmed its structure by NMR and ESI-MS. The MGH was used as cationic lipid in developing etoposide loaded cationic self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (ECS) intended to be delivered by intratumoral route. The ECS ex...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Shete H,Sable S,Tidke P,Selkar N,Pawar Y,Chakraborty A,De A,Vanage G,Patravale V

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fracture toughness of three polymethacrylate contact lens hydrogel materials was measured using the method of Generalized Fracture Mechanics. One hydrogel (SNOFLEX S68) had a significantly higher fracture energy per unit area (Jc) than the others, probably because it undergoes plastic deformation at high strains. ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jackson AP

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both positively and negatively charged residues play pivotal roles in recruiting precursor ions or ion clusters, and lowering interfacial energy in natural biomineralization process. Synergistic utilization of opposite charges, however, has rarely been implemented in the design of cytocompatible synthetic scaffolds pr...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu P,Song J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and Nylon 6 in plate form were treated with silane-coupling agents, a titanium alkoxide-alcohol solution and a hot HCl solution to form a thin crystalline titanium oxide layer. When placed in a simulated body fluid with ion concentrations nearly...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Balas F,Kawashita M,Nakamura T,Kokubo T

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injectable scaffolds made of biodegradable biomaterials can stabilize a myocardial infarct and promote cardiac repair. Here, we describe the synthesis of a new, temperature-sensitive, aliphatic polyester hydrogel (HG) conjugated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and evaluate its effects on cardiac recover...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu J,Zeng F,Huang XP,Chung JC,Konecny F,Weisel RD,Li RK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significant drawbacks and lack of success associated with current methods to treat critically sized nerve defects have led to increased interest in neural tissue engineering. Conducting polymers show great promise due to their electrical properties, and in the case of polypyrrole (PPY), its cell compatibility as w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xu H,Holzwarth JM,Yan Y,Xu P,Zheng H,Yin Y,Li S,Ma PX

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to unidirectional laminates and short fiber reinforcements for compression bone plate developments in the literature, we have proposed using a textile structure, i.e. braid preform, for this purpose. In the present paper, the influence of braiding angles and plate thicknesses on the bending performance of ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Fujihara K,Huang ZM,Ramakrishna S,Satknanantham K,Hamada H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) is an emerging imaging modality, due to the low cost of the imagers as well as their efficiency in establishing high-resolution (1-100 μm) three-dimensional images of small laboratory animals and facilitating rapid, structural and functional in vivo visualization. However use of a ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li X,Anton N,Zuber G,Zhao M,Messaddeq N,Hallouard F,Fessi H,Vandamme TF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PIGF), over-expressed in breast cancer cells and M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (M2-TAMs) within tumor microenvironment (TME), work synergistically and independently in mediating tumor progression and immunosuppression, combinatori...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Song Y,Tang C,Yin C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00