Seven surgical silicones retain Staphylococcus aureus differently in vitro.

abstract：:Physicochemical features of a cell nanoenvironment exert important influence on stem cell behavior and include the influence of matrix elasticity and topography on differentiation processes. The presence of growth factors such as TGF-β and BMPs on these matrices provides chemical cues and thus plays vital role in dire...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Das RK,Zouani OF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanobubbles, as a kind of new ultrasound contrast agent (UCAs), have shown promise to penetrate tumor vasculature to allow for targeted imaging. However, their inherent physical instability is an ongoing concern that could weaken their imaging ability with ultrasound. Gas vesicles (GVs), which are genetically encoded,...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang G,Song L,Hou X,Kala S,Wong KF,Tang L,Dai Y,Sun L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An independent assessment was performed of the results of woven carbon implants of mesh or rods into articular cartilage defects performed by two surgeons in the knees of 96 patients. Eight had symptomatic osteochondritis, 31 had chondromalacia patellae and 57 had early osteoarthritis. They were reviewed up to 5 yr af...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pongor P,Betts J,Muckle DS,Bentley G

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common non-viral methods for the introduction of foreign deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) into cultured cells is calcium phosphate co-precipitate transfection. This technique involves the encapsulation of DNA within a calcium phosphate co-precipitate, particulate addition to in vitro cell culture, endocytos...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kofron MD,Laurencin CT

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Materials used for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), may elicit an immune response whose role in the outcome of the arthroplasty is still unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of sensitization in patients who had undergone TKA, and the clinical impact of this event on the outcome of the implant. Ni...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Granchi D,Cenni E,Tigani D,Trisolino G,Baldini N,Giunti A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface microroughness increases osteoblast differentiation and enhances responses of osteoblasts to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1alpha,25(OH)2D3]. The observations that beta1 integrin expression is increased in osteoblasts grown on Ti substrates with rough microarchitecture, and that it is regulated by 1alpha,25(OH)2D3...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang L,Zhao G,Olivares-Navarrete R,Bell BF,Wieland M,Cochran DL,Schwartz Z,Boyan BD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of trauma-associated nerve defects is difficult because of the absence of autologous donor motor or sensory nerves. Pre-clinical development and clinical experience has shown that damaged nerves can be surgically repaired using a tubular conduit interposed across the defect. Acceptable patient outcomes ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sierpinski P,Garrett J,Ma J,Apel P,Klorig D,Smith T,Koman LA,Atala A,Van Dyke M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overwhelming majority of drugs exert their pharmacological effects after reaching their target sites of action, however, these target sites are mainly located in the cytosol or intracellular organelles. Consequently, delivering drugs to the specific organelle is the key to achieve maximum therapeutic effects and m...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chen Z,Zhang L,Song Y,He J,Wu L,Zhao C,Xiao Y,Li W,Cai B,Cheng H,Li W

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most part of pH- and temperature-sensitive microspheres used for the controlled delivery of drugs are not biodegradable. Therefore, the aim of this work is to prepare pH- and temperature-sensitive microspheres from biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymers. Pullulan microspheres were prepared by suspension cros...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Fundueanu G,Constantin M,Ascenzi P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we quantified the adsorption of immunoglobulin G (IgG) protein onto several polyelectrolyte-modified sintered porous polyethylene (PPE) membranes. The polymer surfaces had both cationic and anionic charges obtained via the adsorption of polyethylenimine (PEI) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), respectively, on...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Greene G,Radhakrishna H,Tannenbaum R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differences in morphological behaviour between fibroblasts cultured on smooth and nanogrooved substrata (groove depth: 5-350 nm, width: 20-1000 nm) have been evaluated in vitro. The aim of the study was to clarify to what extent cell guidance occurs on increasingly smaller topographies. Pattern templates were made...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Loesberg WA,te Riet J,van Delft FC,Schön P,Figdor CG,Speller S,van Loon JJ,Walboomers XF,Jansen JA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive assay for the early stage diagnosis of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) related pneumonia is of great clinical importance and still a great challenge. In this paper, we reported a novel kind of Au@Ag core-shell theranostic nanoparticles (NPs) conjugated with MRSA specific antibody on the...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Huo D,Ding J,Cui YX,Xia LY,Li H,He J,Zhou ZY,Wang HW,Hu Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell therapy is a promising therapeutic method for the treatment of ischemic heart diseases; however, some challenges prohibit the efficacy after cell delivery due to hostile microenvironment of the injured myocardium. 3D printed pre-vascularized stem cell patch can enhance the therapeutic efficacy for cardiac re...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Jang J,Park HJ,Kim SW,Kim H,Park JY,Na SJ,Kim HJ,Park MN,Choi SH,Park SH,Kim SW,Kwon SM,Kim PJ,Cho DW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is critical in the early stage of reparative processes and tissue regeneration, but the persistence of a vascular network may interfere with later transformation/maturation in naturally avascular tissues such as articular cartilage. Our supposition is that the timed delivery of an anti-angiogenic factor i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sun XD,Jeng L,Bolliet C,Olsen BR,Spector M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this work was to investigate the efficiency of transcellular delivery into Swiss albino mice 3T3 fibroblasts of molecules with various physico-chemical characteristics from ethosomes, phospholipid vesicular carriers containing ethanol. The probes chosen were: 4-(4-diethylamino) styryl-N-methylpyridinium io...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Touitou E,Godin B,Dayan N,Weiss C,Piliponsky A,Levi-Schaffer F

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of defined in vitro systems to study the developmental and physiological characteristics of a variety of cell types is increasing, due in large part to their ease of integration with tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and high-throughput screening applications. In this study, myotubes derived from feta...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Das M,Rumsey JW,Bhargava N,Stancescu M,Hickman JJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorin-core star-shaped block copolymer (CSBC) may self-assemble to form micelles, which act as nanosized photosensitizing agents for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and further encapsulate hydrophobic drugs. This functionalized micellar delivery system is a potential dual carrier for the synergistic combination of photod...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Peng CL,Lai PS,Lin FH,Yueh-Hsiu Wu S,Shieh MJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Because tissues are characterized by a well-defined three-dimensional arrangement of cells, tissue engineering scaffolds that facilitate the organization and differentiation of new tissue will have improved performance in comparison to scaffolds that only provide surfaces for cell attachment and growth. We hypothesize...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Koegler WS,Griffith LG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal rat calvarial osteoblasts were cultured in 90% porous, 75:25 poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) foam scaffolds for up to 56 days to examine the effects of the cell seeding density, scaffold pore size, and foam thickness on the proliferation and function of the cells in this three-dimensional environment....

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ishaug-Riley SL,Crane-Kruger GM,Yaszemski MJ,Mikos AG

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrin α5β1 plays a major role in corneal wound healing by promoting epithelial cell adhesion and migration over the fibronectin matrix secreted as a cellular response to corneal damage. Expression of α5 is induced when rabbit corneal epithelial cells (RCECs) are grown in the presence of fibronectin. Here, we ex...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lake J,Zaniolo K,Gaudreault M,Carrier P,Deschambault A,Bazin R,Germain L,Salesse C,Guérin SL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The shelf life of implantable materials has rarely been addressed. We determined whether osteoconductivity of titanium is stable over time. Rat bone marrow-derived osteoblasts were cultured on new titanium disks (immediately after acid-etching), 3-day-old (stored after acid-etching for 3 days in dark ambient condition...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Att W,Hori N,Takeuchi M,Ouyang J,Yang Y,Anpo M,Ogawa T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A perfect "off" to "on" switch of the therapeutic function is very important to minimize the phototoxicity of nanoplatforms assisted imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Current approaches rely on preloaded photosensitizers, where the off/on state of PDT is regulated by the sensitizing light of photose...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Feng Y,Wu Y,Zuo J,Tu L,Que I,Chang Y,Cruz LJ,Chan A,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical therapy is the most favored form of treatment for whitening against hyper-pigmentation and sunburn because it lends itself to self-administration, patient compliance and an absence of systemic adverse effects. However, high-molecular-weight, hydrophilic chemicals are difficult to use as transdermal delivery dr...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ookubo N,Michiue H,Kitamatsu M,Kamamura M,Nishiki T,Ohmori I,Matsui H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently no effective treatment for the retinal disorders caused by retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration. Transplantation of allografts is the main strategy towards correction of this malady. Tissue engineering could offer hope and involve the use of biodegradable polymeric templates to replace dise...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tezcaner A,Bugra K,Hasirci V

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a thermal decomposition approach to the synthesis of water-soluble superparamagnetic manganese ferrite (MnFe(2)O(4)) nanoparticles (NPs) for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging applications. In this approach, tetraethylene glycol was utilized as a coordination and stabilization agent, rendering the NPs wate...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yang H,Zhang C,Shi X,Hu H,Du X,Fang Y,Ma Y,Wu H,Yang S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles (MNP) coated with silica were synthesized and chronically implanted into the middle ear epithelial tissues of a guinea pig model (n=16) for the generation of force by an external magnetic field. In vivo limitations of biocompatibility include particle morphology, size distribu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dormer K,Seeney C,Lewelling K,Lian G,Gibson D,Johnson M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sintering behavior of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP, Ca2P2O7)-doped beta-tricalcium phosphate [TCP, Ca3(PO4)2], prepared by solid state reaction, was investigated in-situ, using dilatometry. Pure beta-TCP undergoes phase transition to alpha-TCP at about 1200 degrees C; hence pure beta-TCP ceramics should be sintered ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ryu HS,Youn HJ,Hong KS,Chang BS,Lee CK,Chung SS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitosan coated porous titanium alloy implant (CTI) is demonstrated a promising approach to improve osseointegration capacity of pure porous titanium alloy implant (TI). Since chitosan has been demonstrated to exhibit antioxidant activity, we propose CTI may ameliorate the ROS overproduction, thus reverse the poor oss...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Li X,Ma XY,Feng YF,Ma ZS,Wang J,Ma TC,Qi W,Lei W,Wang L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myotube formation is crucial to restoring muscular functions, and biomaterials that enhance the myoblast differentiation into myotubes are highly desirable for muscular repair. Here, we report the synthesis of electroactive, ductile, and degradable copolymers and their application in enhancing the differentiation of m...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Xie M,Wang L,Guo B,Wang Z,Chen YE,Ma PX

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00