Knockdown of TNF-α by DNAzyme gold nanoparticles as an anti-inflammatory therapy for myocardial infarction.

abstract：:Engineered nanomaterials are known to exhibit diverse and sometimes unexpected biological effects. Fullerene nanoparticles have been reported to specifically bind to and elicit persistent activation of hippocampal Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), a multimeric intracellular serine/threonine kinas...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chen L,Miao Y,Chen L,Xu J,Wang X,Zhao H,Shen Y,Hu Y,Bian Y,Shen Y,Chen J,Zha Y,Wen LP,Wang M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite clinical exploitation of exendin 4 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, the significantly short half-life requiring twice a day injection has limited the wide applications. In this work, a protocol for the synthesis of long acting hyaluronate (HA) - exendin 4 conjugate was successfully developed using Michael...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kong JH,Oh EJ,Chae SY,Lee KC,Hahn SK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A UV-hardening lacquer material based on polyurethane, used in Philips compact disc lens systems, was tested as suitable material for low-cost intraocular lenses (IOLs). A slightly changed composition (code number I-0.5A) came out as the best and was subsequently tested, with reference to poly(methyl methacrylate) (PM...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jongebloed WL,van der Veen G,Kalicharan D,van Andel MV,Bartman G,Worst JG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A amphiphilic block copolymer composed of conventional monomethoxy (polyethylene glycol)-poly (d,l-lactide-co-glycolide)-poly (l-lysine) (mPEG-PLGA-b-PLL) was synthesized. The chemical structure of this copolymer and its precursors was confirmed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), (1)H Nuclear Magnetic ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu P,Yu H,Sun Y,Zhu M,Duan Y

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Menisci are one of the most commonly injured parts of the knee with a limited healing potential. This study focuses on fabrication and characterization of biomimetic surfaces for meniscal tissue engineering. To achieve this, a combination of hyaluronic acid/chitosan (HA/CH) mutilayers with covalently immobilized major...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tan GK,Dinnes DL,Butler LN,Cooper-White JJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Employing equilibrium dialysis, the binding abilities of Cu, Al, Co and Cr ions from corroded Cu-Al and Co-Cr dental casting alloys towards human saliva and two of its gel chromatographic fractions were determined. Results indicate that both Cu and Co bind to human saliva i.e. 0.045 and 0.027 mg/mg protein, respective...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Mueller HJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newly developed bone equivalent hydroxyapatite was derived from veterinary bone (VHAP). Sections of 1 cm of six rabbit mandibles were equally replaced by this VHAP graft. Radiological studies by X-ray were performed pre-operatively, immediately, and 1, 2 and 3 months post-operatively. The graft host-bone interface w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Abdel-Fattah WI,Osiris WG,Mohamed SS,Khalil MR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we studied the shell structure of the Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus by using analytical techniques of scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction. The main objective of this study is the structural characterization of Nautilus shell at different length levels, from micro...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Velázquez-Castillo RR,Reyes-Gasga J,García-Gutierrez DI,Jose-Yacaman M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of disability and death worldwide. An effective therapeutic approach is urgently needed. Stroke-induced angiogenesis and neurogenesis are essential mechanisms in the long-term repair. Extracellular matrix proteins are also involved in tissue self-repair. Recently, a PHSRN (Pro-His-...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu CC,Wang LC,Su YT,Wei WY,Tsai KJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional gelatin-chondroitin 6 sulphate-hyanuronic acid (gelatin-C6S-HA) biomatrices were used as the scaffold to investigate the phenotypic and molecular expression of basement membrane (BM) and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in vitro. The cells were cultured in three different culture conditions: kerat...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang TW,Sun JS,Huang YC,Wu HC,Chen LT,Lin FH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported on an ultrafast degrading tyrosine-derived terpolymer that degrades and resorbs within hours, and is suitable for use in cortical neural prosthetic applications. Here we further characterize this polymer, and describe a new tyrosine-derived fast degrading terpolymer in which the poly(ethylene...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lewitus DY,Smith KL,Shain W,Bolikal D,Kohn J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical-chemical properties, in vivo biocompatibility and antimicrobial activity of bioactive glasses (BG) used as a controlled release device for tetracycline hydrochloride and an inclusion complex formed by tetracycline and beta-cyclodextrin at 1:1 molar ratio. The BG as we...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Domingues ZR,Cortés ME,Gomes TA,Diniz HF,Freitas CS,Gomes JB,Faria AM,Sinisterra RD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive strategy for the preparation of mulberry-like dual-drug complicated nanocarriers (MLDC NCs) with high drug loading and adjustable dual-drug ratio was developed. First, apogossypolone (ApoG2) amphiphilic starch micelles (AASt MCs) were prepared by self-assembly process, and doxorubicin (DOX) hyaluronic ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li K,Liu H,Gao W,Chen M,Zeng Y,Liu J,Xu L,Wu D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to influence the direction of polymerization of a self-assembling biomolecular system has the potential to generate materials with extremely high anisotropy. In biological systems where highly-oriented cellular populations give rise to aligned and often load-bearing tissue such organized molecular scaffold...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Saeidi N,Sander EA,Ruberti JW

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of spinal cord injury (SCI) highly relies on microenvironment remodeling and facilitating the recruitment and neuronal differentiation of endogenous stem/progenitor cells. Decellularized tissue matrices (DTMs) have shown their unique and beneficial characteristics in promoting neural tissue regeneration, es...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xu Y,Zhou J,Liu C,Zhang S,Gao F,Guo W,Sun X,Zhang C,Li H,Rao Z,Qiu S,Zhu Q,Liu X,Guo X,Shao Z,Bai Y,Zhang X,Quan D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermally responsive cholesteryl end-capped poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide) and cholesteryl grafted poly[N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide] amphiphilic polymers were synthesized and utilized to encapsulate cyclosporin A (CyA) and indomethacin (IND) within core-shell nanopa...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chaw CS,Chooi KW,Liu XM,Tan CW,Wang L,Yang YY

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocytes are anchorage-dependent cells sensitive to microenvironment; the control of the physicochemical properties of the extra-cellular matrices may be useful to the maintenance of hepatocyte functions in vitro for various applications. In a microcapsule-based 3-D hepatocyte culture microenvironment, we could con...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ng S,Wu YN,Zhou Y,Toh YE,Ho ZZ,Chia SM,Zhu JH,Mao HQ,Yu H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis affects most organs, it results in replacement of normal parenchymal tissue with collagen-rich extracellular matrix, which compromises tissue architecture and ultimately causes loss of function of the affected organ. Biochemical pathways that contribute to fibrosis have been extensively studied, but the role ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Varkey M,Ding J,Tredget EE,Wound Healing Research Group.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkable water-stimulated shape memory effect was revealed in a natural biopolymer of peacock's tail covert feathers of which the innate shape can almost be fully recovered after severe deformation by a short hydration step. The shape memory effect manifests a good stability of high recovery rate and ratio during cy...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu ZQ,Jiao D,Zhang ZF

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is great interest for developing poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) based particles for targeted delivery and controlled release of encapsulated biological molecules. These PLGA particles can be used to deliver proteins, small molecule drugs and nucleotides. Furthermore, it has been shown that the co-encapsulatio...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Acharya AP,Lewis JS,Keselowsky BG

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the present time, three poly(ortho ester) systems have been described. The first one was developed at the Alza Corporation and is prepared by the transesterification reaction between a diol and diethoxytetrahydrofuran. It is currently marketed under the trade name of Alzamer. A second poly(ortho ester) system, deve...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Heller J

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porous scaffolds for skin tissue engineering were fabricated by freeze-drying the mixture of collagen and chitosan solutions. Glutaraldehyde (GA) was used to treat the scaffolds to improve their biostability. Confocal laser scanning microscopy observation confirmed the even distribution of these two constituent materi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ma L,Gao C,Mao Z,Zhou J,Shen J,Hu X,Han C

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of calcium phosphate scaffolds and bioactive factors are promising niche-mimetic solutions for repairing large-sized bone defects. However, the importance of compatibility between scaffolds and bioactive factors on their osteogenic outcomes has been largely ignored. This study aimed to investigate the com...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhang X,Xu M,Song L,Wei Y,Lin Y,Liu W,Heng BC,Peng H,Wang Y,Deng X

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multivalent effect plays an important role in biological processes, particularly in the specific recognition of virus with its host cell during the first step of infection. Here we report the synthesis of multivalent pentacyclic triterpene grafted on cyclodextrin core and potency of against influenza entry activity. N...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xiao S,Si L,Tian Z,Jiao P,Fan Z,Meng K,Zhou X,Wang H,Xu R,Han X,Fu G,Zhang Y,Zhang L,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ω-pentadecalactone-co-p-dioxanone) [poly(PDL-co-DO)] copolyesters are copolymers of an isodimorphic system, which remain semicrystalline over the whole range of compositions. Here, we evaluated enzymatically synthesized poly(PDL-co-DO) copolymers as new materials for biomedical applications. In vivo experiments u...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu J,Jiang Z,Zhang S,Liu C,Gross RA,Kyriakides TR,Saltzman WM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the complex structures of living systems, with size scales spanning from the micron to millimeter range, the use of microtechnology to recreate in vivo-like architecture has exciting potential applications. However, most microscale systems are two-dimensional, and few three-dimensional (3-D) systems are being e...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tan W,Desai TA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive composites composed of hydroxyapatite containing glass (HA-G) as a coating and titanium (Ti) or titanium alloy implants as a substrate were prepared by the Cullet method. This method results in the HA-G coating layer on the substrate with a compositional gradient in HA concentration. The results of in vitro ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yamada K,Imamura K,Itoh H,Iwata H,Maruno S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive diluents such as triethyleneglycol-dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) have been widely used with bisphenol-A-glycidyl-dimethacrylate (Bis-GMA) to achieve restorative resins with appropriate viscosity and higher conversion. However, additional water sorption and polymerization shrinkage were also introduced. The aim of t...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lu H,Stansbury JW,Nie J,Berchtold KA,Bowman CN

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 design of new bioactive scaffolds mimicking the physiologic environment present during tissue formation is an important frontier in biomaterials research. Herein, we evaluated scaffolds prepared from blends of two biopolymers: silk fibroin and hyaluronan. Our rationale was that such blends would allow the combinat...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Garcia-Fuentes M,Meinel AJ,Hilbe M,Meinel L,Merkle HP

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00