Simultaneous in vivo tracking of dendritic cells and priming of an antigen-specific immune response.

abstract：:Endochondral ossification plays a key role in the bone healing process, which requires normal cartilage callus formation. Progranulin (PGRN) growth factor is known to enhance chondrocyte differentiation and endochondral ossification during development, yet whether PGRN also plays a role in bone regeneration remains un...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhao YP,Tian QY,Frenkel S,Liu CJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to study the nanostructure of mineralised ivory dentine, in order to gain a clearer understanding of the relationship between the organic (collagen fibrils) and inorganic (calcium phosphate apatite crystals) components. Thin sections prepared by ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jantou-Morris V,Horton MA,McComb DW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theranostic nanoagents which integrate diagnostic and therapeutic moieties into a single platform have attracted broad attention in cancer therapy, however the development of more effective and less toxic diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is still of great urgency. Herein, novel core-shell PB@MIL-100(Fe) dual m...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang D,Zhou J,Chen R,Shi R,Zhao G,Xia G,Li R,Liu Z,Tian J,Wang H,Guo Z,Wang H,Chen Q

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an efficient colorectal cancer therapy is currently a public health priority. In the present work, we proposed a multifunctional theranostic micellar drug delivery system utilizing cationic PDMA-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PDMA-b-PCL) micelles as nanocarriers of SN-38 (7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lee SY,Yang CY,Peng CL,Wei MF,Chen KC,Yao CJ,Shieh MJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosans with various degrees of deacetylation were synthesized by acetylation with acetic anhydride. These chitosans were evaluated for efficacy of nanoparticle formation, DNA binding efficiency, morphology, and in vitro and in vivo gene transfection efficiency. DNA binding efficacy was reduced as degree of deacetyl...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kiang T,Wen J,Lim HW,Leong KW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic heart valves epitomize both the triumphant advance of cardiac surgery in its early days and its stagnation into a retrospective, exclusive first world discipline of late. Fifty-two years after the first diseased heart valve was replaced in a patient, prostheses largely represent the concepts of the 1960s wi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zilla P,Brink J,Human P,Bezuidenhout D

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:The in vivo properties of a new kind of calcium phosphate cement were investigated in this study. Calcium phosphate cement was implanted as paste into femoral bone and dorsal muscle of dogs for 3 and 6 months, and as prehardened form into thigh muscles of dogs for 1, 2 and 6 months. Histology was performed on thin un-...

journal_title：Biomaterials

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

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Driven by the clinical need for a strong tissue adhesive with elastomeric material properties, a departure from legacy crosslinking chemistries was sought as a multipurpose platform for tissue mending. A fresh approach to bonding wet substrates has yielded a synthetic biomaterial that overcomes the drawbacks of free-r...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Djordjevic I,Pokholenko O,Shah AH,Wicaksono G,Blancafort L,Hanna JV,Page SJ,Nanda HS,Ong CB,Chung SR,Chin AYH,McGrouther D,Choudhury MM,Li F,Teo JS,Lee LS,Steele TWJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cells interact with the microenvironment that specifically supports and promotes tumor development. Key components in the tumor environment have been linked to various aggressive cancer features and can further influence the presence of subpopulations of cancer cells with specific functions, including cancer ste...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Landberg G,Fitzpatrick P,Isakson P,Jonasson E,Karlsson J,Larsson E,Svanström A,Rafnsdottir S,Persson E,Gustafsson A,Andersson D,Rosendahl J,Petronis S,Ranji P,Gregersson P,Magnusson Y,Håkansson J,Ståhlberg A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoinductive biomaterials are promising for bone repair. There is no direct proof that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) home to non-osseous sites and participate in ectopic bone formation induced by osteoinductive bioceramics. The objective of this study was to use a sex-mismatched beagle dog model to inve...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Song G,Habibovic P,Bao C,Hu J,van Blitterswijk CA,Yuan H,Chen W,Xu HH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poor biocompatibility of metallic coronary stents which leads to un-satisfying restenosis rates is mainly caused by contact activation of blood cells, smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells. Mimicking a metal surface with a biocompatible coating that actively suppresses mechanisms leading to restenosis may over...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lahann J,Klee D,Pluester W,Hoecker H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of many fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Whereas nanomedicines are promising for targeted therapy of atherosclerosis, great challenges remain in development of effective, safe, and translational nanotherapies for its treatment. Herein we hypothesize that non-proin...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dou Y,Chen Y,Zhang X,Xu X,Chen Y,Guo J,Zhang D,Wang R,Li X,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell labeling using magnetic nanoparticles is an increasingly used approach in noninvasive behavior tracking, in vitro separation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), and CSC-based research in cancer therapy. However, the impact of magnetic labeling on the biological properties of targeted CSCs, such as self-renewal, prolifer...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang X,Wei F,Liu A,Wang L,Wang JC,Ren L,Liu W,Tu Q,Li L,Wang J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan-silica xerogel hybrid membranes were fabricated using a sol-gel process and their potential applications in guided bone regeneration (GBR) were investigated in terms of their in vitro cellular activity and in vivo bone regeneration ability. TEM observation revealed that the silica xerogel was dispersed in the...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lee EJ,Shin DS,Kim HE,Kim HW,Koh YH,Jang JH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo evaluation, in New Zealand rabbits, of a SiO(2)-P(2)O(5)-CaO sol-gel glass and a SiO(2)-P(2)O(5)-CaO-MgO glass-ceramic, both bioactive in Kokubo's simulated body fluid (SBF), is presented. Bone defects, performed in the lateral aspect of distal right femoral epiphysis, 5mm in diameter and 4mm in depth, wer...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Gil-Albarova J,Garrido-Lahiguera R,Salinas AJ,Román J,Bueno-Lozano AL,Gil-Albarova R,Vallet-Regí M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomimetic strategies focusing on presenting short bioadhesive oligopeptides, including the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif present in numerous adhesive proteins, on a non-fouling support have emerged as promising approaches to improve cellular activities and healing responses. Nevertheless, these bio-inspi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Petrie TA,Capadona JR,Reyes CD,García AJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the moisture absorption, physical-mechanical and bioadhesive properties of hot-melt extruded hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) films containing polymer additives. These additives included polyethylene glycol (PEG) 5%, polycarbophil 5%, carbomer 5%, Eudragit E-100 5%, and sodiu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Repka MA,McGinity JW

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a new template-directed method for the fabrication of hydroxyapatite (HAp) sponges by using amino-acid-coated HAp nanoparticles dispersed within a viscous polysaccharide (dextran sulfate) matrix, and describe the use of these materials for the viability and proliferation of human bone marrow stromal cells. T...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Gonzalez-McQuire R,Green D,Walsh D,Hall S,Chane-Ching JY,Oreffo RO,Mann S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a novel preparation method of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-polystyrene (PST) amphiphilic block copolymers with well-defined block lengths by using photopolymerization of an iniferter, benzyl N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate. PEG macroiniferters, which were prepared by end-capping of PEG monomethyl ethers...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Nakayama Y,Miyamura M,Hirano Y,Goto K,Matsuda T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to develop a more effective self-etching primer, with a longer lasting shelf life, we designed a self-etching primer comprised of methacrylamide, N-methacryloyl glycine, NMGly. In this study, the hydrolytic stability of the amide portion in the NMGly was examined. The difference in the hydrolytic stability be...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Nishiyama N,Suzuki K,Yoshida H,Teshima H,Nemoto K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate certain processes of fluoride production which enable glass ionomer cements to leach fluoride. Two fluoroaluminosilicate glasses, G338 and LG26 were used. The free and total fluoride which could be dissolved from the glasses was measured, before and after acetic acid washing. Both glass...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Williams JA,Billington RW,Pearson GJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:Islet transplantation is a method for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been widely performed around the world. The long-term cryopreservation of islets shows many advantages in the field of islet transplantation. Previous studies have described the development of sheet-type polyvinyl alcohol (PVA...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Qi Z,Shen Y,Yanai G,Yang K,Shirouzu Y,Hiura A,Sumi S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of in vitro screening assays for the preliminary selection of biomaterials for use in the fabrication of artificial corneas (keratoprostheses) (KPros) have been investigated. These screening assays assessed the initial binding of inflammatory and cell adhesive proteins, activation of inflammatory proteins, ad...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sandeman SR,Lloyd AW,Tighe BJ,Franklin V,Li J,Lydon F,Liu CS,Mann DJ,James SE,Martin R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain tumors and brain metastases are among the deadliest malignancies of all human cancers, largely due to the cellular blood-brain and blood-tumor barriers that limit the delivery of imaging and therapeutic agents from the systemic circulation to tumors. Thus, improved strategies for brain tumor visualization and ta...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu JB,Shi C,Chu GC,Xu Q,Zhang Y,Li Q,Yu JS,Zhau HE,Chung LW

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts resorb bone at surfaces, leaving behind pits and trails where both mineral and organic phases of bone have been dissolved. Rough surface structures are deliberately imparted to synthetic implants, in order to improve osseointegration. The aim of this study is to characterize osteoclastic resorption pits on...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Hefti T,Frischherz M,Spencer ND,Hall H,Schlottig F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination therapy is usually considered as a promising strategy owing to its advantages such as reduced doses, minimized side effects and improved therapeutic efficiency in a variety of diseases including diabetes. Here we synthesized a new highly intracellular stimuli-sensitive chitosan-graft-metformin (CS-MET) pro...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang FZ,Xie ZS,Xing L,Zhang BF,Zhang JL,Cui PF,Qiao JB,Shi K,Cho CS,Cho MH,Xu X,Li P,Jiang HL

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Modeling the interaction between the supportive stroma and the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) is of high interest in the regeneration of the bone marrow niche in blood disorders. In this work, we present an injectable co-culture system to study this interaction in a coherent in vitro culture and in viv...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tavakol DN,Tratwal J,Bonini F,Genta M,Campos V,Burch P,Hoehnel S,Béduer A,Alessandrini M,Naveiras O,Braschler T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00