The surface immobilization of the neural adhesion molecule L1 on neural probes and its effect on neuronal density and gliosis at the probe/tissue interface.

abstract：:A biocompatible hydrogel of poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide] (PHPMA) which includes the cell-adhesive region of fibronectin Arg-Gly-Asp was synthesized and its structure, rheological and dielectric properties were characterized. The ability of a PHPMA-RGD hydrogel to promote tissue regeneration and support axon...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Woerly S,Pinet E,de Robertis L,Van Diep D,Bousmina M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The superelastic nature of bones requires matching biomechanical properties from the ideal artificial biomedical implants in order to provide smooth load transfer and foster the growth of new bone tissues. In this work, we determine the biomechanical characteristics of porous NiTi implants and investigate bone ingrowt...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu X,Wu S,Yeung KW,Chan YL,Hu T,Xu Z,Liu X,Chung JC,Cheung KM,Chu PK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface protein modification with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) can inhibit acute thrombosis on damaged vascular and biomaterial surfaces by blocking surface protein-platelet interactions. However, the feasibility of employing protein reactive PEGs to limit intravascular and biomaterial thrombosis in vivo is contingent ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xu H,Kaar JL,Russell AJ,Wagner WR

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerized high internal phase emulsion (polyHIPE) foams are extremely versatile materials for investigating cell-substrate interactions in vitro. Foam morphologies can be controlled by polymerization conditions to result in either open or closed pore structures with different levels of connectivity, consequently ena...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Viswanathan P,Ondeck MG,Chirasatitsin S,Ngamkham K,Reilly GC,Engler AJ,Battaglia G

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：:The ability of different calcium phosphate to activate the complement system is studied by crossed immunoelectrophoresis demonstrating conversion of C3 to C3b. Complement consumption is determined by a haemolytic assay CH50. Hydroxyapatite powders after sintering induce a significant conversion of C3 and reduction of ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Klein CP,de Groot K,van Kamp G

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：:Osteomyelitis characterized by an inflammatory response often leads to bone loss and the spread of bacterial infection to surrounding soft tissues. To overcome the side effects induced by the systemic antibiotic treatment for osteomyelitis, recent investigations have explored the use of antibiotic-loaded undegradable ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Peng KT,Chen CF,Chu IM,Li YM,Hsu WH,Hsu RW,Chang PJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to precisely pattern embryonic stem (ES) cells in vitro into predefined arrays/geometries may allow for the recreation of a stem cell niche for better understanding of how cellular microenvironmental factors govern stem cell maintenance and differentiation. In this study, a new gelatin-based laser direct-w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Raof NA,Schiele NR,Xie Y,Chrisey DB,Corr DT

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotherapeutic approaches have been investigated to overcome the limitations of existing procedures for periodontal regeneration. In this study, cell sheet transplantation was performed using three kinds of mesenchymal tissue (periodontal ligament, alveolar periosteum, and bone marrow)-derived cells to compare the di...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tsumanuma Y,Iwata T,Washio K,Yoshida T,Yamada A,Takagi R,Ohno T,Lin K,Yamato M,Ishikawa I,Okano T,Izumi Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradable and pH-sensitive hydrogels containing azoaromatic moieties were synthesized from the same polymeric precursors by two synthetic methods, namely a polymer-polymer reaction and cross-linking of polymeric precursors. The effect of the synthetic route employed and the detailed network structure on in vitro d...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ghandehari H,Kopecková P,Kopecek J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A surface functionalization strategy that produces substrates with well-controlled ligand density is critical to investigating the role of cell-substrate interactions in regulating cell adhesion, viability, migration, proliferation and differentiation. Towards this end, we have designed and synthesized a triblock prot...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Fischer SE,Liu X,Mao HQ,Harden JL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioengineered tissue equivalents should provide physiologically relevant biochemical and mechanical cues to support the growth and differentiation of seeded cells. Herein, tubular dense collagen constructs (TDCCs) with collagen content comparable to native extracellular matrix were used to investigate the effect of sh...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ghezzi CE,Risse PA,Marelli B,Muja N,Barralet JE,Martin JG,Nazhat SN

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was coated with a pure titanium (Ti) layer using an electron beam (e-beam) deposition method in order to enhance its biocompatibility and adhesion to bone tissue. The e-beam deposition method was a low-temperature coating process that formed a dense, uniform and well crystall...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Han CM,Lee EJ,Kim HE,Koh YH,Kim KN,Ha Y,Kuh SU

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is the major cause of lower back pain, while the currently available treatments are symptomatic rather than curative. Tissue engineering is a powerful therapeutic strategy that can restore the normal biomechanical motion of the human spine. The ability of a biphasic elastic scaff...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wan Y,Feng G,Shen FH,Laurencin CT,Li X

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective antimicrobial agents are important arsenals in our perennial fight against communicable diseases, hospital-acquired and surgical site multidrug-resistant infections. In this study, we devise a strategy for the development of highly efficacious and skin compatible yet inexpensive water-soluble macromolecular ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu S,Ono RJ,Wu H,Teo JY,Liang ZC,Xu K,Zhang M,Zhong G,Tan JP,Ng M,Yang C,Chan J,Ji Z,Bao C,Kumar K,Gao S,Lee A,Fevre M,Dong H,Ying JY,Li L,Fan W,Hedrick JL,Yang YY

更新日期：2017-05-01 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

abstract：:This work exploits the thermal responsive phase behavior of hydroxypropylcellulose to produce 3D interconnected macroporous hydrogels in aqueous environment. Hydroxypropylcellulose was modified with allyl isocyanate, and their temperature mediated phase behavior was studied as a function of degree of modification (DS)...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yue Z,Wen F,Gao S,Ang MY,Pallathadka PK,Liu L,Yu H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the design of original nanocarriers that allows for ultrahigh chromophore loading while maintaining the photo-activity of each individual molecule. They consist in shells of charged biocompatible polymers grafted on gold nanospheres. The self-organization of extended polymer chains results from repulsive c...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Navarro JR,Lerouge F,Cepraga C,Micouin G,Favier A,Chateau D,Charreyre MT,Lanoë PH,Monnereau C,Chaput F,Marotte S,Leverrier Y,Marvel J,Kamada K,Andraud C,Baldeck PL,Parola S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lauric acid modified dextran-agmatine bioconjugate (Dex-L-Agm) was prepared by 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) activation and the nucleophilic reaction between tosyl of tosylated dextran and primary amine of agmatine. Dextran-agmatine bioconjugates (Dex-Agm) were capable of condensing DNA into nanocomplexes, and comb...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yang J,Liu Y,Wang H,Liu L,Wang W,Wang C,Wang Q,Liu W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes have shown great potential in various areas of biomedicine. Herein, we synthesize a series of amphiphilic polymers by anchoring polyethylene glycol (PEG) of different lengths at various densities on poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene) (PMHC(18)). The blood circulation and biodistribution of those ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu X,Tao H,Yang K,Zhang S,Lee ST,Liu Z

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how engineered tissue scaffold architecture affects cell morphology, metabolism, phenotypic expression, as well as predicting material mechanical behavior has recently received increased attention. In the present study, an image-based analysis approach that provides an automated tool to characterize engi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： D'Amore A,Stella JA,Wagner WR,Sacks MS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AuCu and AuAg alloys (30 at. % Au) have been immersed in aqueous solutions of chloride and sulphide with additions of protein (mucin). The surfaces of the alloys were subsequently analysed by means of ESCA and compared with previous and similar tests without addition of mucin. No noticeable effect of the mucin additio...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Herø H,Hultquist G,Odén A

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous implants are commonly associated with several problems, and different failure modes have been described. Infections constitute one serious complication which may lead to the removal of the implant. In contrast to infections around polymer implants, infections around skin-penetrating titanium implants anch...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Holgers KM,Ljungh A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel cationic star polymers were synthesized by conjugating multiple oligoethylenimine (OEI) arms onto an alpha-cyclodextrin (alpha-CD) core as nonviral gene delivery vectors. The molecular structures of the alpha-CD-OEI star polymers, which contained linear or branched OEI arms with different chain lengt...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yang C,Li H,Goh SH,Li J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work reports the development of new non-thrombogenic polymers based on the linear polymers of polyamidoamines (PAAs), having heparin binding ability, obtained by polyaddition of secondary amines to N,N'-methylene bis-acrylamide. PAAs could not be used directly in the making of blood-contacting materials due to th...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dey RK,Ray AR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A liposomal system with surface lactoferrin (Lf) was developed for delivering neuron growth factor (NGF) across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and improving the viability of neuron-like SK-N-MC cells with deposited β-amyloid peptide (Aβ). The Lf-grafted liposomes carrying NGF (Lf/NGF-liposomes) were applied to a monola...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kuo YC,Wang CT

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextran T40 was modified with carboxylic, benzylamide and benzylamine-sulphonated groups (samples 1-10). The polymers were incubated with dextranase and the decrease of molecular weight was determined by high performance size exclusion chromatography. It was shown that the higher the substitution of dextrans, the lowe...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Crepon B,Jozefonvicz J,Chytry V,Rihová B,Kopecek J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal ischemia is a major cause of vision loss and impairment and a common underlying mechanism associated with diseases such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and central retinal artery occlusion. The regenerative capacity of the diseased human retina is limited. Our previous studies have shown the neuroprotective...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Mathew B,Ravindran S,Liu X,Torres L,Chennakesavalu M,Huang CC,Feng L,Zelka R,Lopez J,Sharma M,Roth S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) were prepared from chitosan as the polycation and several synthesized functional anion polysaccharides, and their effects on cell attachment, morphology, proliferation and differentiation were estimated using normal human osteoblasts (NHOst). After a 1-week incubation, PEC made from pol...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Nagahata M,Nakaoka R,Teramoto A,Abe K,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00