Graphene quantum dots conjugated neuroprotective peptide improve learning and memory capability.

abstract：:Although synergistic therapy for tumors has displayed significant promise for effective treatment of cancer, developing a simple and effective strategy to build a multi-functional nanoplatform is still a huge challenge. By virtue of the characteristics of tumor microenvironment, such as hypoxia, slight acidity and H2O...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang M,Chang M,Chen Q,Wang D,Li C,Hou Z,Lin J,Jin D,Xing B

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiolabeled nanomaterials, especially those with ultra-small structures, have been the research focus in recent years, and thus may open up new prospects for clinical diseases theranostics. Herein, fluorinated Pd nanosheets labeled with Gd or radionuclides are developed as multimodal platforms for tumor theranostics....

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Guo Z,Chen M,Peng C,Mo S,Shi C,Fu G,Wen X,Zhuang R,Su X,Liu T,Zheng N,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from cord blood is highly desired for treatment and transplantation of adult patients for hematologic diseases. For efficient proliferation of HSCs, CD34(+) cells from cord blood were co-cultured with microencapsulated murine stromal cells (HESS-5) or immortalized human mes...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Fujimoto N,Fujita S,Tsuji T,Toguchida J,Ida K,Suginami H,Iwata H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of bone cement to treat vertebral compression fractures in a percutaneous manner requires placement of the cement under fluoroscopic image guidance. To enhance visualization of the flow during injection and to monitor and prevent leakage beyond the confines of the vertebral body, the orthopedic community has d...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kurtz SM,Villarraga ML,Zhao K,Edidin AA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells protect vertebrates by killing infected or transformed cells using granzyme B (GrB) to induce apoptosis. However, GrB-induced apoptosis of target cells causes inflammatory disease and chronic transplant rejection and so is an important disease target. The aim...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Cheng W,Yang C,Hedrick JL,Williams DF,Yang YY,Ashton-Rickardt PG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased demand for soft-tissue substitutes has impelled the development of an in vitro adipose tissue. Ideally, such a tissue should contain a vascular network that can deliver blood throughout the construct following its engraftment. This study describes the in vitro fabrication of a pre-vascularized adipose tis...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sorrell JM,Baber MA,Traktuev DO,March KL,Caplan AI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both positively and negatively charged residues play pivotal roles in recruiting precursor ions or ion clusters, and lowering interfacial energy in natural biomineralization process. Synergistic utilization of opposite charges, however, has rarely been implemented in the design of cytocompatible synthetic scaffolds pr...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liu P,Song J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introducing drugs into gene delivery systems to fabricate co-delivery systems for synergy therapy has become a promising strategy for tumor therapy. In this study, a dual responsive co-delivery system RHD/p53 was fabricated to enhance the antitumor efficacy with a low dose of doxorubicin (DOX). The reducible branched ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chen S,Lei Q,Li SY,Qin SY,Jia HZ,Cheng YJ,Zhang XZ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyapatite (HA) in 25%, 50% and 75% w/w fractions was incorporated into chitin solutions and processed into air- and freeze-dried materials. These HA-chitin materials were exposed to cell cultures and implanted into the intramusculature of a rat model. The HA-chitin materials were found to be non-cytotoxic and deg...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ge Z,Baguenard S,Lim LY,Wee A,Khor E

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is an embarrassing problem affecting a large number of women and interfering with their quality of life. The injury or weakness of urethral supporting tissues by childbirth and aging has been considered as key factors in the development of the SUI. In this study, plasmid DNA (pDNA; en...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Choi SJ,Oh SH,Kim IG,Chun SY,Lee JY,Lee JH

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:pH-sensitive degradable chimaeric polymersomes were developed based on asymmetric poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene-1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane methacrylate)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PEG-PTTMA-PAA) triblock copolymers for active loading as well as triggered intracellular release of hydrophilic ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Du Y,Chen W,Zheng M,Meng F,Zhong Z

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional and water-soluble superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanocarriers were developed for targeted drug delivery and positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) dual-modality imaging of tumors with integrin α(v)β₃ expression. An anticancer drug was conjugated onto the PEGylated SPIO n...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yang X,Hong H,Grailer JJ,Rowland IJ,Javadi A,Hurley SA,Xiao Y,Yang Y,Zhang Y,Nickles RJ,Cai W,Steeber DA,Gong S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty squares of tissue, 40 mm X 40 mm, were harvested from bovine pericardium fixed in glutaraldehyde free of tension. Two parallel dumb-bell specimens were excised from each square. In 20 pairs of adjacent samples, two 1 mm cuts were introduced into one of the samples at the centre of the dumb-bell. The other 20 pai...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Crofts CE,Trowbridge EA

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present work was to examine the effect of different Ti-6Al-4V surface treatments on osteoblasts behaviour. Previous work in this laboratory has demonstrated that an ageing treatment reduces metal ion release from this alloy compared to standard passivation procedures. In this study. human osteosarco...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ku CH,Pioletti DP,Browne M,Gregson PJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Realization of systems able to both recruit cells and influence their fate (affecting their processes) represents a new approach for tissue regeneration. We investigated the potency of gene activated matrix (GAM) and implemented the GAM strategy in order to achieve a control of gene expression, as well as a specific c...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Orsi S,De Capua A,Guarnieri D,Marasco D,Netti PA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest and most common type of primary brain tumor in adults with a grim prognosis despite multimodal treatments. Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic modality for GBM, whose efficacy is nonetheless fundamentally undermined by GBM-induced immunosup...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li TF,Li K,Zhang Q,Wang C,Yue Y,Chen Z,Yuan SJ,Liu X,Wen Y,Han M,Komatsu N,Xu YH,Zhao L,Chen X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone repairs represent a major focus in orthopedic medicine with biomaterials as a critical aspect of the regenerative process. However, only a limited set of biomaterials are utilized today and few studies relate biomaterial scaffold design to degradation rate and new bone formation. Matching biomaterial remodeling r...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Park SH,Gil ES,Kim HJ,Lee K,Kaplan DL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, scaffolds as cell and tissue carriers are approached from an engineering point of view, emphasizing material superstructuring in the design of supports. Superstructure engineering provides optimal spatial and nutritional conditions for cell maintenance by the arrangement of structural elements (e.g. pores or fib...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wintermantel E,Mayer J,Blum J,Eckert KL,Lüscher P,Mathey M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature-responsive polymers are attractive candidates for applications related to injectable delivery of biologically active therapeutics, such as stem cells. In this study, we evaluate the potential of thermosensitive hydroxybutyl chitosan (HBC) as a biomaterial for the culture of human mesenchymal stem cells (hM...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dang JM,Sun DD,Shin-Ya Y,Sieber AN,Kostuik JP,Leong KW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically used contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suffer by the lack of specificity; short circulation time; and insufficient relaxivity. Here, a one-step combinatorial approach is described for the synthesis of magnetic lipid-polymer (hybrid) nanoparticles (MHNPs) encapsulating 5 nm ultra-small sup...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Aryal S,Key J,Stigliano C,Ananta JS,Zhong M,Decuzzi P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung fibrosis is a poor prognostic factor for pulmonary adenocarcinoma, and the effect of a rigid microenvironment on cancer behavior is unclear. We cultured A549 cells on matrices of 0.2, 2, and 25 kPa to mimic the rigidities of normal lung parenchyma, progressive fibrotic change, and lung fibrosis, respectively. Lun...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chang CC,Hsieh TL,Tiong TY,Hsiao CH,Ji AT,Hsu WT,Lee OK,Ho JH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic options to treat primary glioblastoma (GBM) tumors are scarce. GBM tumors with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations, in particular a constitutively active EGFRvIII mutant, have extremely poor clinical outcomes. GBM tumors with concurrent EGFR amplification and active phosphatase and tensin hom...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pedron S,Wolter GL,Chen JE,Laken SE,Sarkaria JN,Harley BAC

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cartilage injuries do not heal and large defects result in osteoarthritis with major personal and socioeconomic costs. Osteochondral transplantation is an effective treatment for large joint defects but its use is limited by the inability to store cartilage for long periods of time. Cryopreservation/vitrific...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jomha NM,Elliott JA,Law GK,Maghdoori B,Forbes JF,Abazari A,Adesida AB,Laouar L,Zhou X,McGann LE

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pH-sensitive molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanospheres/hydrogel composite exhibiting controlled release of dexamethasone-21 phosphate disodium (DXP) was developed as a potential coating for implantable biosensors to improve their biocompatibility. The molecularly imprinted pH-sensitive nanospheres were prepare...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang C,Javadi A,Ghaffari M,Gong S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alginate hydrogels are used extensively in cell encapsulation, cell transplantation, and tissue engineering applications. Alginates possess many favorable properties required in biomaterials, but are unable to specifically interact with mammalian cells. We have therefore covalently modified alginate polysaccharides wi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Rowley JA,Madlambayan G,Mooney DJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A "room-temperature" injection molding approach combined with particulate leaching (RTIM/PL) has been, for the first time, developed in this work to fabricate three-dimensional porous scaffolds composed of biodegradable polyesters for tissue engineering. In this approach, a "wet" composite of particulate/polymer/solve...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu L,Jing D,Ding J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer therapeutics are developed through extensive screening; however, many therapeutics evaluated with 2D in vitro cultures during pre-clinical trials suffer from lower efficacy in patients. Replicating the in vivo tumor microenvironment in vitro with three-dimensional (3D) porous scaffolds offers the possibility of...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Florczyk SJ,Wang K,Jana S,Wood DL,Sytsma SK,Sham J,Kievit FM,Zhang M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A type III glass-ionomer cement (Vidrion F), currently used as fast-setting lining material and fissure sealant, was implanted into rat dental alveolus immediately after tooth extraction and its biocompatibility was analysed in terms of incorporation into alveolar bone in the wound healing process. Histological and hi...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Brentegani LG,Bombonato KF,Carvalho TL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the effects of different degrees of bioactivity of xerogels on connexin 43 (cx43) signaling of osteoclasts a cell culture approach was developed. Cells isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured in combination with the xerogels and were harvested for further investigations o...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Glenske K,Wagner AS,Hanke T,Cavalcanti-Adam EA,Heinemann S,Heinemann C,Kruppke B,Arnhold S,Moritz A,Schwab EH,Worch H,Wenisch S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00