Blood compatibility of novel water soluble hyperbranched polyglycerol-based multivalent cationic polymers and their interaction with DNA.

abstract：:Composite particles made by growing nanoscopic silicon wires from the surface of monodispersed, microsized silica beads were tested in this study for their ability to affect the integrity and permeability of an epithelial cell layer. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is known to sterically stabilize particles and prevent prot...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Uskoković V,Lee PP,Walsh LA,Fischer KE,Desai TA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyacrylamide hydrogels have been used extensively to study cell responses to the mechanical and biochemical properties of extracellular matrix substrates. A key step in fabricating these substrates is the conjugation of cell adhesion proteins to the polyacrylamide surfaces, which typically involves nonspecifically a...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lee JP,Kassianidou E,MacDonald JI,Francis MB,Kumar S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A practical method of photocrosslinking high molecular weight poly(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC) is presented. Flexible, elastomeric and biodegradable networks could be readily prepared by UV irradiating PTMC films containing pentaerythritol triacrylate (PETA) and a photoinitiator. The network characteristics, mechani...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bat E,Kothman BH,Higuera GA,van Blitterswijk CA,Feijen J,Grijpma DW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study, in rabbit tibia, was an evaluation of the early reactions of the tissues to the insertion of polylactic membranes, used in connection with titanium implants. The specimens were retrieved after 1-4 weeks, and a histological analysis was performed. It was possible to see that, in the early implant...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Piattelli A,Scarano A,Coraggio F,Matarasso S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent wear debris-induced osteolysis and aseptic loosening, cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene's (UHMWPE) with improved wear resistance have been developed. Hip simulator studies have demonstrated very low wear rates with these new materials leading to their widespread clinical use. However, th...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sethi RK,Neavyn MJ,Rubash HE,Shanbhag AS

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following intravenous injection of anti-cancer nanomedicines, many barriers need to be overcome en route to the tumor. Cell-mediated delivery of nanoparticles (NPs) is promising in terms of overcoming several of these barriers based on the tumoritropic migratory properties of particular cell types. This guided transpo...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wayteck L,Dewitte H,De Backer L,Breckpot K,Demeester J,De Smedt SC,Raemdonck K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After surgery, the bone and soft tissues around integrated biomaterials can be adversely affected by implant-related factors acting over a period of years. However, few studies have directly addressed the effects upon the adjacent soft tissue. The present study was designed to test the biological effects of various si...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sun JS,Tsuang YH,Chang WH,Li J,Liu HC,Lin FH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kyle S,McPherson MJ,Aggeli A,Ingham E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain enzymatic activity during long-term storage by conjugation with water-soluble 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymers (PMPC-COOH) having various molecular weights with a carboxylic group on the terminal, such compounds were synthesized as a polymer modifier using a photoinduced living radic...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Miyamoto D,Watanabe J,Ishihara K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous melanocyte transplantation for vitiligo treatment by use of melanocyte suspension has drawbacks including cell damage in cell preparation and transportation, difficult manipulation and low engraftment rate in acral vitiligious lesions. We have proposed the concept of cellular patch as an alternative solutio...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lin SJ,Jee SH,Hsiao WC,Yu HS,Tsai TF,Chen JS,Hsu CJ,Young TH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nanopore size and roughness of nanoporous surface are two critical variables in determining stem cell fate, but little is known about the contribution from each cue individually. To address this gap, we use two-dimensional nanoporous membranes with controlled nanopore size and roughness to culture bone marrow-deri...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xia J,Yuan Y,Wu H,Huang Y,Weitz DA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of nanoparticles of various sizes and surface functionalities on the self-assembling fibrillogenesis of beta-amyloid (1-40) peptide was investigated. Functionalized nanoparticles including quantum dots and gold nanoparticles were co-incubated with monomeric Aβ(1-40) peptides under seed-mediated growth me...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chan HM,Xiao L,Yeung KM,Ho SL,Zhao D,Chan WH,Li HW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:pH-sensitive degradable chimaeric polymersomes were developed based on asymmetric poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene-1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane methacrylate)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PEG-PTTMA-PAA) triblock copolymers for active loading as well as triggered intracellular release of hydrophilic ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Du Y,Chen W,Zheng M,Meng F,Zhong Z

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite serving as the clinical "gold standard" treatment for critical size bone defects, decellularized allografts suffer from long-term failure rates of ~60% due to the absence of the periosteum. Stem and osteoprogenitor cells within the periosteum orchestrate autograft healing through host cell recruitment, which i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li Y,Hoffman MD,Benoit DSW

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid drug delivery system containing both organic and inorganic nanocarriers is expected to achieve its complementary advantages for the aim of improving the performance of antineoplastic drugs in tumor therapy. Here we report the use of liposomes and gold nanoparticles to construct a liposome with a hybrid Cluster ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhang N,Chen H,Liu AY,Shen JJ,Shah V,Zhang C,Hong J,Ding Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature ovarian failure (POF) is the most frequently occurred disease in ovary. Direct inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity can treat woman POF but brings adverse effects to women. Herein, by rational design of a hydrogelator Nap-Phe-Phe-Asp-Arg-Leu-Tyr-OH (Y) and co-assembling Y with an inhib...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Shi Z,Li X,Wei M,Chen P,Zhang T,Ling X,Zhang J,Zhao C,Wang F,Liang G

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding bioactive short peptides derived from proteins is a critical step to the advancement of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, because the former maintains the functions of the latter without immunogenicity in biological systems. Here, we discovered a bioactive core nonapeptide sequence, PPFEGCIWN (resi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yeo IS,Min SK,Kang HK,Kwon TK,Jung SY,Min BM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia often require surgical defect closure with a patch. Alternatives to native diaphragmatic tissue are critically needed for this paediatric surgery. The clinical efficacy of mesh patches is limited by complications associated with residual foreign material and by hernia recu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhang XY,Yanagi Y,Sheng Z,Nagata K,Nakayama K,Taguchi T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioengineering of whole hearts using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs)-derived cardiovascular progenitor cells (CPCs) and natural matrices is a promising approach to overcome organ donor shortage threatening millions of patients awaiting for heart transplantation. Here, we developed a novel strategy for generation of...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Rajabi S,Pahlavan S,Ashtiani MK,Ansari H,Abbasalizadeh S,Sayahpour FA,Varzideh F,Kostin S,Aghdami N,Braun T,Baharvand H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature-responsive polymers are attractive candidates for applications related to injectable delivery of biologically active therapeutics, such as stem cells. In this study, we evaluate the potential of thermosensitive hydroxybutyl chitosan (HBC) as a biomaterial for the culture of human mesenchymal stem cells (hM...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dang JM,Sun DD,Shin-Ya Y,Sieber AN,Kostuik JP,Leong KW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although graphene oxide (GO) has recently been considered as a highly attractive nanomaterial for future cancer imaging and therapy, it is still a major challenge to improve its in vivo tumor active targeting efficiency. Here in this full article, we demonstrated the successful and significantly enhanced in vivo tumor...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Shi S,Yang K,Hong H,Chen F,Valdovinos HF,Goel S,Barnhart TE,Liu Z,Cai W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability and socioeconomic loss worldwide. However, the current pharmacological approaches used to treat OA are largely palliative. Being the hallmark of OA, the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) destruction and abnormal homeostasis is gaining more attention as a therapeuti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Peng Z,Sun H,Bunpetch V,Koh Y,Wen Y,Wu D,Ouyang H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive glass is used as both a bone filler and as a coating on implants, and has been advocated as a potential osteogenic scaffold for tissue engineering. Rat-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) show elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase activity when grown on 45S5 bioactive glass as compared to standard tissue...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Reilly GC,Radin S,Chen AT,Ducheyne P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nanotopography and nanoscale geometry of the extra-cellular matrix (ECM) are important regulators of cell adhesion, motility and fate decision. However, unlike the sensing of matrix mechanics and ECM density, the molecular processes regulating the direct sensing of the ECM nanotopography and nanoscale geometry are...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Di Cio S,Iskratsch T,Connelly JT,Gautrot JE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coupling of specific antibodies to imaging agents often improves imaging specificity. However, free amine groups designed for the coupling can cause nonspecific binding of the imaging agents. We report here development of a nanocarrier, MnMEIO-silane-NH2-mPEG nanoparticles (NPs), consisting of a manganese-doped ir...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu SC,Lin KL,Wang TP,Tzou SC,Singh G,Chen MH,Cheng TL,Chen CY,Liu GC,Lee TW,Hu SH,Wang YM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix systems used to study complex three-dimensional (3D) cellular processes like mammary epithelial tissue morphogenesis and tumorigenesis ex vivo often require ill-defined biological components, which lead to poor reproducibility and a lack of control over physical parameters. In this study, a well-defined, tunabl...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Nowak M,Freudenberg U,Tsurkan MV,Werner C,Levental KR

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Neural transplantation therapy using neural stem cells has received as potential treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Indeed, this therapy is thought to be effective for replacement of degenerating neurons in restricted anatomical region. However, because injected neural stem cells integrate randomly into the ho...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kato-Negishi M,Tsuda Y,Onoe H,Takeuchi S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a great clinical need for tissue engineered blood vessels that could be used to replace or bypass damaged arteries. The success of such grafts will depend strongly on their ability to mimic the cellular and matrix organization found in native arteries, but currently available cell scaffolds such as electrospu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： McClendon MT,Stupp SI

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exploring the interactions between the immune system and nanomaterials (NMs) is critical for designing effective and safe NMs, but large knowledge gaps remain to be filled prior to clinical applications (e.g., immunotherapy). The lack of databases on interactions between the immune system and NMs affects the discovery...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Feng R,Yu F,Xu J,Hu X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00