The influence of Ni(II) on surface antigen expression in murine macrophages.

abstract：:In this study, acrylamide-maleic acid hydrogels containing different amounts of maleic acid have been prepared by irradiating with gamma radiation. They have been used in experiments on bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption. Acrylamide-maleic acid hydrogel containing 60 mg of maleic acid and irradiated at 5.20 kGy has...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Saraydin D,Karadağ E,Oztop HN,Güven O

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With respect to the effect of material factors on calcium phosphate biomaterial-induced osteogenesis, the osteoinductive property of two kinds of porous hydroxyapatite ceramics, which were made by different producers, was investigated in dorsal muscles of dogs. One hydroxyapatite ceramic (S-HA), macroporous implants w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yuan H,Kurashina K,de Bruijn JD,Li Y,de Groot K,Zhang X

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Procoagulant (activated) platelets provide a site for assembly of the prothrombinase complex which can rapidly convert prothrombin into thrombin (a potent inducer of clot formation). Previously, we reported that adhesion of platelets to surfaces preadsorbed with blood plasma caused them to become procoagulant. In the ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Grunkemeier JM,Tsai WB,McFarland CD,Horbett TA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major problem in skin grafting is that tissue-engineered skin grafts after their transplantation are initially entirely dependent on diffusion. Since this process is slow and inefficient, nutrients, growth factors, and oxygen will insufficiently be supplied and the regenerating graft will undergo a physiological c...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Klar AS,Güven S,Biedermann T,Luginbühl J,Böttcher-Haberzeth S,Meuli-Simmen C,Meuli M,Martin I,Scherberich A,Reichmann E

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical application of calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) composed of tetracalcium phosphate and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous has been limited because of its longer setting time, so that we developed the CPC in which the setting time was shortened to approximately 10 min. Aiming at clinical application, we evaluat...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Hoshikawa A,Fukui N,Fukuda A,Sawamura T,Hattori M,Nakamura K,Oda H

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypyrrole (PPy) is a conducting polymer and is obtained electrochemically on an electrode such as indium-tin oxide (ITO). In this study, in order to develop a novel cell-culture system which makes it possible to communicate with cultured mammalian cells, bovine adrenal chromaffin cells were cultured on PPy-coated IT...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Aoki T,Tanino M,Sanui K,Ogata N,Kumakura K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-molecular-weight polyethylenimine (25 kDa, PEI25k) is one of the most common cationic polymers utilized in non-viral gene therapy. However, its methylene backbone (-CH(2)CH(2)N(x)-) and high charge density can result in poor biodegradability and high toxicity to cells. We hypothesize that optimizing the polymer l...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xiong MP,Forrest ML,Ton G,Zhao A,Davies NM,Kwon GS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compression, tension and torsion tests were designed and completed successfully on a brushite and a precipitated hydroxyapatite cement in moist condition. Elastic and strength properties were measured for these three loading cases. For each cement, the full set of strength data was fitted to an isotropic Tsai-Wu crite...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Charrière E,Terrazzoni S,Pittet C,Mordasini PH,Dutoit M,Lemaître J,Zysset PH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many ways to influence cell activities, and biomaterials with functional groups attached is an attractive method that clearly has the ability to modulate cell behavior. The evidence is clear that biomaterials, with or without growth factors and cells, have resulted in numerous products for the regenerative m...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ratcliffe A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New light-activation units equipped with high-illuminant blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have recently been proposed as a replacement for the halogen units that are widely used in dentistry to polymerize light-cured resins. The photoinitiators in light-cured dental resins, typified by the camphorquinone (CQ)/amine p...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Teshima W,Nomura Y,Tanaka N,Urabe H,Okazaki M,Nahara Y

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a method of foaming a polymer system comprising poly(ethyl methacrylate)/tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (PEMA/THFMA), characterisation of the resulting porosity and use of the foam for chondrocyte culture. The potential for this polymer system to support cartilage repair has been investigated pre...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Barry JJ,Gidda HS,Scotchford CA,Howdle SM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of storage conditions on the shelf-life of porcine bioprosthetic valves. Fifty-five unimplanted porcine bioprostheses have been evaluated. The valves were stored in 0.5% buffered glutaraldehyde solution for different periods of time (7, 23 and 32 months). Twenty-eigh...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Julien M,Létouneau DR,Marois Y,Cardou A,King MW,Guidoin R,Chachra D,Lee JM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of artificial microstructures suited for interfacing of peripheral nerves is not only relevant for basic neurophysiological research but also for future prosthetic approaches. Aim of the present study was to provide a detailed analysis of axonal sprouting and reactive tissue changes after implantation ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Klinge PM,Vafa MA,Brinker T,Brandis A,Walter GF,Stieglitz T,Samii M,Wewetzer K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A limitation with the use of polymers as stent matrices is their inherent mechanical weakness. In this study, a polymeric stent, made from chitosan-based films fixed by genipin which has a cyclic molecular structure, was developed (the genipin stent). The mechanical properties of the genipin stent were investigated; i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chen MC,Liu CT,Tsai HW,Lai WY,Chang Y,Sung HW

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Films of polyoxyethylene network were prepared from two types of triethoxysilane-terminated prepolymers. In this way, films of polyoxyethylene network with possible applications in the biomedical field could be made easier. To test their biocompatibility, these networks were added to organ cultures of adult human skin...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Beele H,Thierens H,Deveux R,Goethals E,de Ridder L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel class of hyperbranched polymers based on polyglycerol (PG) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) are synthesized by multibranching anionic ring opening polymerization. Multivalent cationic sites are added to these polymers by a post-amination and quarternization reactions. Blood compatibility studies using these pol...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kainthan RK,Gnanamani M,Ganguli M,Ghosh T,Brooks DE,Maiti S,Kizhakkedathu JN

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an ion-sensing nanoparticle that is comprised of a superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) core encapsulated with a porous silica shell. The latter can be readily anchored with ligands capable of coordinating with positron-emitting metal. Evidently, this nanoparticle has a great potential for use in cell...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Patel D,Kell A,Simard B,Deng J,Xiang B,Lin HY,Gruwel M,Tian G

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent antithrombin-heparin complex (ATH) was covalently grafted to a polycarbonate urethane (Corethane) endoluminal graft (a kind gift of Corvita Corporation) after being activated using 0.3% m/m NaOCl in 0.15 M phosphate pH 6.0. ATH graft density (1.98 x 10(-7) mol/m2) was 6 times the maximum amount of unfractiona...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Klement P,Du YJ,Berry L,Andrew M,Chan AK

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is critical for successful cartilage regeneration. Several methods have been developed to attempt to chondrogenic differentiation, because chondrogenic differentiated cells can form stable cartilage and induce expression of a cartilage-specific phenotype. I...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ham O,Song BW,Lee SY,Choi E,Cha MJ,Lee CY,Park JH,Kim IK,Chang W,Lim S,Lee CH,Kim S,Jang Y,Hwang KC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine technologies offer promising therapies for both medicine and dentistry. Our long-term goal is to create functional biomimetic tooth buds for eventual tooth replacement in humans. Here, our objective was to create a biomimetic 3D tooth bud model consisting of dental epitheli...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Monteiro N,Smith EE,Angstadt S,Zhang W,Khademhosseini A,Yelick PC

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the organic molecules can provide an effective means to manipulate the surface properties of the biodegradable ceramic. There are two ways to modify the surface of the biodegradable ceramic by organic molecules. The first one is through surface adsorption but organic molecules will easily be washed ou...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dong GC,Sun JS,Yao CH,Jiang GJ,Huang CW,Lin FH

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:Non-linear optical microscopy methods can characterize over time multiple functional properties of engineered tissues during development. Here, we demonstrate how the combined use of third-harmonic generation (THG) and two-photon excited fluorescence (2PEF) imaging can provide direct quantitative biomarkers of adipoge...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chang T,Zimmerley MS,Quinn KP,Lamarre-Jouenne I,Kaplan DL,Beaurepaire E,Georgakoudi I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The iron-containing fluoridated hydroxyapatites Fe-FeFAp and FeF-FeAp were synthesized heterogeneously in the presence of ferrous ions at 80 degrees C and pH 7.4 in two different types of solution, i.e. fluoride-free solution during the initial half of the experimental period and fluoride-containing solution during th...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Okazaki M,Takahashi J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressively degenerative disease that is accompanied by articular cartilage deterioration, sclerosis of the underlying bone and ultimately joint destruction. Although therapeutic medicine and surgical treatment are done to alleviate the symptoms of OA, it is difficult to restore normal carti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kim SJ,Kim JE,Kim SH,Kim SJ,Jeon SJ,Kim SH,Jung Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro adhesion and spreading of human endothelial cells (HEC) on hydrophobic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PETP) and moderately wettable tissue culture poly(ethylene terephthalate) (TCPETP) were studied with light microscopy and electron microscopy. Numbers of HEC adhering on TCPETP were always higher than thos...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： van Wachem PB,Schakenraad JM,Feijen J,Beugeling T,van Aken WG,Blaauw EH,Nieuwenhuis P,Molenaar I

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyurethane elastomer (PU) Corethane 80A (Corvita) is being considered as the acetabular bearing material in a novel total replacement hip joint. The biostability of Corethane 80A was investigated in vitro (this work) and in vivo (reported separately) in a fully functioning ovine total hip arthroplasty (THA) mode...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Khan I,Smith N,Jones E,Finch DS,Cameron RE

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone defects caused by fractures or cancer-mediated destruction are debilitating. Chitosan is commonly used in scaffold matrices for bone healing, but rarely as a free drug. We demonstrate that free chitosan promotes osteoblast proliferation and osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells, increases osteopontin and collage...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tan ML,Shao P,Friedhuber AM,van Moorst M,Elahy M,Indumathy S,Dunstan DE,Wei Y,Dass CR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, engineering the surface of nanotherapeutics with biologics to provide them with superior biocompatibility and targeting towards pathological tissues has gained significant popularity. Although the functionalization of drug delivery vectors with cellular materials has been shown to provide synthetic particles...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Evangelopoulos M,Parodi A,Martinez JO,Yazdi IK,Cevenini A,van de Ven AL,Quattrocchi N,Boada C,Taghipour N,Corbo C,Brown BS,Scaria S,Liu X,Ferrari M,Tasciotti E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that biomaterials play an important role in the regulation of adhesion and growth of a variety of cultured cell types. However, whether biomaterials are associated with the senescence of cultured cells is not known. The present work shows that the decrease of the hydrophobic property of poly (ethylene...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lou PJ,Chiu MY,Chou CC,Liao BW,Young TH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00