Dual chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy in an HT-29 human colon cancer xenograft model using SN-38-loaded chlorin-core star block copolymer micelles.

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：:Implant surface topography influences osteoblastic proliferation, differentiation and extracellular matrix protein expressions. Studies on preliminary interactions of osteoblast-like cells on implant interface through in vitro systems, can give lucid insights to osseo-integrative efficacies of when in vivo implants. I...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jayaraman M,Meyer U,Bühner M,Joos U,Wiesmann HP

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of anodization on passive dissolution of titanium was studied by measuring titanium levels in peritoneal leukocytes and tissues of laboratory animals with titanium plates implanted into the peritoneal cavity. Fifteen Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned randomly to three treatment groups of five animals. One g...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jorgenson DS,Centeno JA,Mayer MH,Topper MJ,Nossov PC,Mullick FG,Manson PN

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elasticity, mechanical strength and permeability of a new biomaterial made of elastin and fibrin were investigated. It was shown that gamma-irradiation to sterilize the product, and sulphur derivatives (Merceptyl, thiourea, cystein) working as reticulating agents modified these properties. Depending on whether or ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Barbié C,Angibaud C,Darnis T,Lefebvre F,Rabaud M,Aprahamian M

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) for sustained and controlled delivery of hydrophilic insulin was made possible by preparing insulin phospholipid complex loaded biodegradable PHBHHx nanoparticles (INS-PLC-NPs). The INS-PLC-NPs produced by a solvent evaporation method showed a spher...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Peng Q,Zhang ZR,Gong T,Chen GQ,Sun X

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytocompatibility of amphiphilic, thermoresponsive and chemically crosslinkable macromers was examined in vitro. Macromers synthesized from pentaerythritol diacrylate monostearate, N-isopropylacrylamide, acrylamide and hydroxyethyl acrylate in different molar ratios and with varying molecular weights and lower cri...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Klouda L,Hacker MC,Kretlow JD,Mikos AG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRAIL has received considerable attention as a potential anti-cancer agent due to its specific ability to target tumors. However, recombinant TRAIL has several limitations, such as, its short biological half-life, its inherent instability, and its potential hepatotoxicity. In this study, we developed a sustained relea...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lim SM,Kim TH,Jiang HH,Park CW,Lee S,Chen X,Lee KC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In regenerative medicine, accumulating evidence demonstrates that the property of substrates monitors neural stem cells behavior. However, how stem cells sense and interpret biochemical and topographical cues remains elusive. This study aimed to explore the mechanism how nanofibrous scaffold modulated stem cells behav...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang Y,Yao M,Zhou J,Zheng W,Zhou C,Dong D,Liu Y,Teng Z,Jiang Y,Wei G,Cui X

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the granularity of the raw materials on the hydration and hardening process of calcium phosphate cement (CPC) composed of equimolar tetracalcium phosphate (TECP) and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (DCPA) were investigated systematically. The variation of pH value in CPC slurry indicated that the control step...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu C,Shao H,Chen F,Zheng H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main challenge for neural progenitor cell (NPC)-mediated repair of spinal cord injury (SCI) is lack of favorable environment to direct its differentiation towards neurons rather than glial cells. The myelin associated inhibitors have been demonstrated to promote NPC differentiation into glial lineage. Herein, to i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li X,Xiao Z,Han J,Chen L,Xiao H,Ma F,Hou X,Li X,Sun J,Ding W,Zhao Y,Chen B,Dai J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were synthesized using the co-structure directing method. A non-cytotoxic anionic surfactant, undec-1-en-11-yltetra(ethylene glycol) phosphate monoester surfactant (PMES), was used as a structure directing agent (SDA) together with aminopropyltrimethoxysilane that fun...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tsai CH,Vivero-Escoto JL,Slowing II,Fang IJ,Trewyn BG,Lin VS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titanium can form a bone-like apatite layer on its surface in SBF when it is treated in NaOH. When pre-treated titanium is exposed to SBF, the alkali ions are released from the surface into the surrounding fluid. The Na+ ions increase the degree of supersaturation of the soaking solution with respect to apatite by inc...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jonásová L,Müller FA,Helebrant A,Strnad J,Greil P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological role of cumulus cell surrounding oocytes is particularly important for normal cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes. Collagen-based demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is a valuable biomaterial for the three-dimensional (3-D) cell culture. The present study was designed to determine whether in vitro maturati...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ma S,Lin H,Miao Y,Liu X,Wang B,Dai J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaflet tissue specimens prepared from porcine aortic valves treated with glutaraldehyde at low and high pressures have been subjected to 0.45 x 10(9) accelerated fatigue cycles in Ringer's solution. The waveform or crimped property of the collagen fibres in the leaflet tissue is an essential requirement for its abili...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Broom ND

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Linear alkyl chains containing 2, 10 and 18 carbon atoms were grafted to 10% of the urethane nitrogens in a polyether-polyurethane. The polyurethane was synthesized from methylene bis(p-phenyl isocyanate), 1,4-butanediol, and polytetramethylene oxide of 1000 molecular weight in a molar ratio of 3/2/1. Fourier transfor...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pitt WG,Grasel TG,Cooper SL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to follow the in vivo biodegradation as well as to appreciate the brain tissue response to poly(methylidene malonate 2.1.2) (PMM 2.1.2)-based microspheres implanted into the rat brain. Ninety-three adult Sprague-Dawley female rats were engaged in the study in which 54 underwent stereotactic i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Fournier E,Passirani C,Colin N,Sagodira S,Menei P,Benoit JP,Montero-Menei CN

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanomaterials conjugated with biomacromolecules, including viruses, have great potential for in vivo applications. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the safety of nanoparticle-conjugated macromolecule biomaterials (Nano-mbio). Although a number of studies have assessed the risks of nanoparticles and macromolecule...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang M,Zheng Z,Meng J,Wang H,He M,Zhang F,Liu Y,Hu B,He Z,Hu Q,Wang H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enable the synthesis of hydrogels containing microporosity, a family of pore generating additives (porogens) were synthesized from poly(ethylene glycols) (PEGs) with different molecular weights using naphthyl acetic acid. The products formed were characterized by UV-vis, differential scanning calorimetry and soluti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Badiger MV,McNeill ME,Graham NB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titanium implants have been used widely and successfully for various types of bone-anchored reconstructions. It is believed that properties of oxide films covering titanium implant surfaces are of crucial importance for a successful osseointegration, in particular at compromized bone sites. The aim of the present stud...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sul YT,Johansson CB,Petronis S,Krozer A,Jeong Y,Wennerberg A,Albrektsson T

更新日期：2002-01-01 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 present in vitro study investigates the cellular interaction of primary human osteoblasts with human and bovine solvent dehydrated cancellous bone (SDCB) discs. These are bio-implants from solvent dehydrated, gamma-irradiated preserved human and bovine cancellous bone, pre-treated to remove all cells, genetic comp...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Trentz OA,Hoerstrup SP,Sun LK,Bestmann L,Platz A,Trentz OL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) are effective in scavenging intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study nanoceria synthesized by flame spray pyrolysis (dXRD = 12 nm) were functionalised with heparin via an organosilane linker, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Nanoceria were functionalised with appro...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ting SR,Whitelock JM,Tomic R,Gunawan C,Teoh WY,Amal R,Lord MS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are known to induce diverse differentiation fates in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). In the present study, we compared the potency at which BMP5, BMP10 and BMP13, which are members of distinct BMP subgroups due to differences in sequential and structural homology, induce differen...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lichtner B,Knaus P,Lehrach H,Adjaye J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn consistent with Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chung BG,Du Y,Navaladi A,Khademhosseini A

更新日期：2008-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:New crosslinked ionic polyurethanes and copolyurethanes were yielded by reaction of telechelic cis-1,4-oligoisoprenes, bearing a variable number of ammonium and hydroxy groups, with isocyanurate of isophorone diisocyanate (I-IPDI). Aiming for a comparative study, polyurethane elastomers based on non-ionic telechelic o...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kébir N,Campistron I,Laguerre A,Pilard JF,Bunel C,Jouenne T

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photolithography is the current workhorse for the microelectronic industry. It has been used extensively for the creation of patterns on two-dimensional surfaces. Various research groups have studied the use of photolithography to pattern surfaces for the alignment of cells. So far, these applications have been limite...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： He W,Halberstadt CR,Gonsalves KE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Load-bearing tissues, like bone, can be replaced by engineered tissues or tissue constructs. For the success of this treatment, a profound understanding is needed of the mechanical properties of both the native bone tissue and the construct. Also, the interaction between mechanical loading and bone regeneration and ad...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jaecques SV,Van Oosterwyck H,Muraru L,Van Cleynenbreugel T,De Smet E,Wevers M,Naert I,Vander Sloten J

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polydimethylsiloxanes exhibit hydrophobic behaviour and poor wettability. These features impose some problems with the clinical performance of the material when used for the construction of intraoral and extraoral facial prostheses. Surface active agents were added to modify the surface energy of the polydimethylsilox...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Polyzois GL,Winter RW,Stafford GD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the antibacterial activity of prepolymerized resin filler, in which the bactericide quaternary ammonium was immobilized. The experimental filler was prepared by grinding prepolymerized resin blocks of methacrylate monomers, silica particles, and the antibacterial monomer methacryloyloxydodecylpyrid...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Imazato S,Ebi N,Takahashi Y,Kaneko T,Ebisu S,Russell RR

更新日期：2003-09-01 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