The antagonistic roles of PDGF and integrin αvβ3 in regulating ROS production at focal adhesions.

abstract：:The study is focused on the evaluation of the potential bioadhesive behaviour of chitosan and thiolated chitosan (chitosan-TBA)-coated poly(isobutyl cyanoacrylates) (PIBCA) nanoparticles. Nanoparticles were obtained by radical emulsion polymerisation with chitosan of different molecular weight and with different propo...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bravo-Osuna I,Vauthier C,Farabollini A,Palmieri GF,Ponchel G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of high selectivity, accurate targeted and noninvasive fluorescent probe for monitoring specific enzyme activity associated with the tumor is urgent needed for early diagnosis of cancer and clinical fluorescence interventional resection guidance treatment. Owing to the invasion of malignant tumor cells, tu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li H,Yao Q,Xu F,Xu N,Duan R,Long S,Fan J,Du J,Wang J,Peng X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current materials used for maxillofacial prostheses are far from ideal and there is a need for new improved materials which better simulate the tissues they are replacing. This study was based on a mixed experimental/analytical/numerical approach. A new polymeric material was developed to provide a better alternative ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bellamy K,Limbert G,Waters MG,Middleton J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have anti-cancer effect. However, whether and how these particles could inhibit the growth of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells is unclear. In the present study, we prepared AgNPs with various sizes and investigated their cytotoxic effect on AML cells. We found that AgNPs could inhibit th...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Guo D,Zhu L,Huang Z,Zhou H,Ge Y,Ma W,Wu J,Zhang X,Zhou X,Zhang Y,Zhao Y,Gu N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem (ES) cells have the ability to replicate themselves and differentiate into various mature cells. Recently, dopaminergic neurons were efficiently induced from ES cells using mouse stromal cells (PA6 cells) as a feeder cell layer. This simple procedure seems to be very efficient to obtain dopamine-releasi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yamazoe H,Murakami Y,Mizuseki K,Sasai Y,Iwata H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo performance of 250 retrieved internal fixation plates was evaluated. The corrosion characteristics and metallurgical properties of each implant were assessed and correlated with respective clinical performance. Screw-plate interface corrosion and screw surface corrosion were graded; Rockwell hardness, grai...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Cook SD,Thomas KA,Harding AF,Collins CL,Haddad RJ Jr,Milicic M,Fischer WL

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, corneal wounds are repaired using nylon sutures. Yet there are a number of complications associated with suturing the cornea, and thus there is interest in an adhesive to replace or supplement sutures in the repair of corneal wounds. We are designing and evaluating corneal adhesives prepared from dendrimers--si...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Grinstaff MW

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is great versatility of ultrasound (US) technologies in the real clinical field, one main technical challenge is the compromising of high quality of echo properties and size engineering of ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs); a high echo property is offset by reducing particle size. Herein, a new strategy...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Min HS,Son S,You DG,Lee TW,Lee J,Lee S,Yhee JY,Lee J,Han MH,Park JH,Kim SH,Choi K,Park K,Kim K,Kwon IC

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Devices implanted within the central nervous system (CNS) are subjected to tissue reactivity due to the lack of biocompatibility between implanted material and the cells' microenvironment. Studies have attributed blood-brain barrier disruption, inflammation, and oxidative stress as main contributing factors that lead ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bennett C,Álvarez-Ciara A,Franklin M,Dietrich WD,Prasad A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erosion of composite polymer matrices made of slow and fast eroding polymers was investigated. These matrices can be used as implants that release drugs in a preprogrammed way. To understand the mechanism of drug release, the erosion of cylindrical polymer matrices made of several layers of different polymers was ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Göpferich A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in biomaterial surface engineering have shown that surface biomechanical, spatial and topographical properties can elicit control over fundamental biological processes such as cell shape, proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Along these lines, we have very recently shown that the self-assembly...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： George PA,Quinn K,Cooper-White JJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Remote microactuators are of great interest in biology and medicine as minimally-invasive tools for cellular stimulation. Remote actuation can be achieved by active magnetostrictive transducers which are capable of changing shape in response to external magnetic fields thereby creating controlled displacements. Among ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Vargas-Estevez C,Blanquer A,Dulal P,Pérez Del Real R,Duch M,Ibáñez E,Barrios L,Murillo G,Torras N,Nogués C,Stadler BJH,Plaza JA,Esteve J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a physiological regulator of osteoblasts and chondrocytes, suggesting that phosphate may contribute to the biological response of these cells to bioactive glasses like Bioglass 45S5, which is composed of 45% SiO2, 24.5% CaO, 24.5% Na2O, and 6% P2O5. We investigated the effect of varying the...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lossdörfer S,Schwartz Z,Lohmann CH,Greenspan DC,Ranly DM,Boyan BD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the hypothesis that immobilizing TGF-β1 within fibrin hydrogels may act in synergy with cyclic mechanical stimulation to enhance the properties of vascular grafts. To this end, we engineered a fusion TGF-β1 protein that can covalently anchor to fibrin during polymerization upon the action of factor XII...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liang MS,Koobatian M,Lei P,Swartz DD,Andreadis ST

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of alginate and agarose on the response of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) to chondrogenic stimuli. Rat BMSCs were expanded in monolayer culture with or without FGF-2 supplementation. Cells were then seeded in 2% alginate and agarose gels and cultured in media wit...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Coleman RM,Case ND,Guldberg RE

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Peel bond strength and tensile bond strength between three polyvinylsiloxane denture soft liners and a heat-cured acrylic resin denture base were measured using two adhesive systems. The soft lining materials differed only in regard of their filler content and compliance. The values of bond strength and mode of failur...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： McCabe JF,Carrick TE,Kamohara H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCL/hydrogel construct that would mimic the structural organization, biochemistry and anatomy of meniscus was engineered. The compressive (380 ± 40 kPa) and tensile modulus (18.2 ± 0.9 MPa) of the PCL scaffolds were increased significantly when constructs were printed with a shifted design and circumferential strand...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bahcecioglu G,Bilgen B,Hasirci N,Hasirci V

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Here, we report a study on the biocompatibility, cell uptake and in vitro delivery of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2L/TRAIL) by new nano-carriers called anodic alumina nanotubes (AANTs) for potential cancer therapy. AANTs were electrochemically engineered by a unique pulse anodization pr...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang Y,Santos A,Kaur G,Evdokiou A,Losic D

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：:Neural tissue engineering holds great promise in repairing damaged nerve tissues. However, despite the promising results in regenerating the injured nervous system, tissue engineering approaches are still insufficient to result in full functional recovery in severe nerve damages. Majority of these approaches only focu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chooi WH,Chew SY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here an easy method to modify the surface chemistry of polymeric microcapsules of perfluorooctyl bromide used as ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs). Capsules were obtained by a solvent emulsification-evaporation process with phospholipids incorporated in the organic phase before emulsification. Several phosp...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Díaz-López R,Tsapis N,Libong D,Chaminade P,Connan C,Chehimi MM,Berti R,Taulier N,Urbach W,Nicolas V,Fattal E

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dextran derivatives are biosynthetic polyanionic polymers which exert some of the heparin properties such as regulating the activity of several heparin-binding growth factors. Based on a reproducible synthetic procedure, we have synthesized a new generation of dextran derivatives named dextran methylcarboxylate benzyl...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Vercoutter-Edouart AS,Dubreucq G,Vanhoecke B,Rigaut C,Renaux F,Dahri-Correia L,Lemoine J,Bracke M,Michalski JC,Correia J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular microenvironment is recognized to play a key role in stabilizing cell differentiation states and phenotypes in culture. This study addresses the hypothesis that preservation of in vivo-like tissue architecture in vitro produces a cell culture more capable of responding to environmental stimuli with clinic...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Astashkina AI,Mann BK,Prestwich GD,Grainger DW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aminohexyl derivative of the copolymer of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and ethylene dimethacrylate (p(HEMA)-Hex) in the form of regular spherical particles was used as a polymeric carrier for chemically sorbed methotrexate (MTX). The effect of the washed p(HEMA)-Hex-MTX carrier on the morphological structure of don...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Horák D,Svec F,Adamyan A,Titova M,Skuba N,Voronkova O,Trostenyuk N,Vishnevskii V,Gumargalieva K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) were discovered in the 1980s. Two decades later, the interest for these materials is still rising. The goal of the present document is to review the most recent achievements in the field and to analyze future directions in research and development. ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bohner M,Gbureck U,Barralet JE

更新日期：2005-11-01 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