The artificial disc: theory, design and materials.

abstract：:Thin and defect-free calcium phosphate films with a Ca/P ratio of 1.62 were formed by electron-beam evaporation. The as-deposited films had average bonding strengths to the metal implants of 64.8 MPa and the dissolution rates of 47.5 nm/h in isotonic saline solutions. The interface mechanical characteristics and histo...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Le IS,Kim DH,Kim HE,Jung YC,Han CH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Well-characterised human osteoblastic bone marrow cell cultures are a useful in vitro tool to analyse bone tissue/biomaterials interactions. In this work, human bone marrow was cultured in experimental conditions described to favour osteoblastic differentiation and, serially passaged cells were cultured in two widely ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Coelho MJ,Cabral AT,Fernande MH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of latex particles, having different sizes and surface structures, were prepared and the dependence of phagocytosis of latex particles by leucocytes on the particle size and surface potential was investigated by measuring the oxygen consumption of leucocytes. Most of the phagocytic behaviour in the initial st...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kawaguchi H,Koiwai N,Ohtsuka Y,Miyamoto M,Sasakawa S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput screening techniques for cellular response are often unable to account for several factors present in the in vivo environment, many of which have been shown to modulate cellular response to the screened parameter. Culture in three-dimensional biomaterials and active mechanical stimulation are two such ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Moraes C,Wang G,Sun Y,Simmons CA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective global control of tuberculosis (TB) is increasingly threatened by the convergence of multidrug-resistant TB and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. TB/HIV coinfections exert a tremendous burden on the host's immune system, and this has prompted the clinical use of immunomodulators to enhance ho...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang Y,Ke XY,Khara JS,Bahety P,Liu S,Seow SV,Yang YY,Ee PL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local tumor therapy through injectable biodegradable hydrogels with controlled drug release has attracted much attention recently, due to their easy operation, low side effect and efficiency. However, most of the reported therapeutic hydrogel system showed a lack of biodegradation tracking and tumor environment-respon...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang M,Chen M,Niu W,Winston DD,Cheng W,Lei B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multifunctional nanoparticles integrated with imaging modalities (such as magnetic resonance and optical) and therapeutic drugs are promising candidates for future cancer diagnostics and therapy. While targeted drug delivery and imaging of tumor cells have been the major focus in engineering nanoparticle probes, no ex...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Mitra RN,Doshi M,Zhang X,Tyus JC,Bengtsson N,Fletcher S,Page BD,Turkson J,Gesquiere AJ,Gunning PT,Walter GA,Santra S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tarsal repair is an important part for eyelid reconstruction. Presently traditional clinic treatments do not produce satisfactory repair effects. The key is to find a proper tarsal repair material. Microbial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) was studied for application as tarsal substitute in this...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhou J,Peng SW,Wang YY,Zheng SB,Wang Y,Chen GQ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioelectrical phenomenon in natural bone has been well recognized for its role in bone development and fracture healing. For example, the piezoelectricity induced modulation in cellular functionality assists in the repair and regeneration of bone tissue. Against this backdrop, we review here the origin of dielectric a...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Khare D,Basu B,Dubey AK

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro- and nano-scale intelligent devices can revolutionize the medical field. Although proteins are promising materials for creating biocompatible miniature medical devices with biological functions, construction of complicated solid-state architectures, using inherently vulnerable proteins, remains challenging. Here...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yamazoe H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term elution of fluoride ions has been studied for one silicate and six glass-ionomer cements over a period of some two and-a-half years. Because equilibrium was not reached, classical diffusion theory could not be applied to the process. It was postulated that two elution processes were taking place, one short-t...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tay WM,Braden M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-rich oligonucleotides tend to fall into kinetically trapped unstable structures because of their conformational polymorphism. Nucleic acid chaperones accelerate association of nucleic acids assemblies into the thermodynamically most stable conformations by decreasing the energy barrier for breakage or re-assembly of...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Moriyama R,Shimada N,Kano A,Maruyama A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two kinds of micelles containing Rhodamine B were prepared by a solvent evaporation method. One (Lac-f-micelles: lactose-free micelles) was from a Rhodamine-containing copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(l-lactide-co-2,2-dihydroxylmethyl-propylene carbonate/Rhodamine) [PEG(5000)-b-P(LA(4000)-co-DHP(600)/Rhodamine)...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ma P,Liu S,Huang Y,Chen X,Zhang L,Jing X

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adherence of five strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis and one strain of S. aureus to both untreated and Hydromer-coated silicone rubber cerebrospinal fluid shunts was studied in vitro using epifluorescent image analysis. All five strains of S. epidermidis showed similar levels of adherence to untreated shunts, w...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Bridgett MJ,Davies MC,Denyer SP,Eldridge PR

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike silkworm and spider silks assembled from very large and repetitive fibrous proteins, the bee and ant silks were recently demonstrated to consist of four small and non-repetitive coiled-coil proteins. The design principle for this silk family remains largely unknown and so far no structural study is available on...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Shi J,Lua S,Du N,Liu X,Song J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma is still hard to be treated due to their complex microenvironment. In this study, a gold nanoparticle-based delivery system was developed. The system, An-PEG-DOX-AuNPs, was loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) through hydrazone, an acid-responsive linker, and was functionalized with angiopep-2, a specific ligand of lo...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ruan S,Yuan M,Zhang L,Hu G,Chen J,Cun X,Zhang Q,Yang Y,He Q,Gao H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen fibers are essential components of tissues, which are highly conserved across the animal kingdom and could be extremely useful in tissue engineering. The formation of these macromolecular fibers depends on molecular interactions-based self-assembly of the basic building blocks of collagen called tropocollagen...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Krishnamoorthy N,Yacoub MH,Yaliraki SN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological changes of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) adhering to hydrophilic (glass) and hydrophobic (FEP-Teflon, polyethylene, polypropylene) surfaces were studied in a parallel-plate flow chamber at the light and scanning electron microscopical levels. The PMN were exposed to a shear stress of 0.19 Pa ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Tomczok J,Sliwa-Tomczok W,Klein CL,van Kooten TG,Kirkpatrick CJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：:It is often desirable to sequester cells in specific locations on the surface and to integrate sensing elements next to the cells. In the present study, surfaces were fabricated so as to position cytokine sensing domains inside non-fouling poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel microwells. Our aim was to increase sensit...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Seo JH,Chen LJ,Verkhoturov SV,Schweikert EA,Revzin A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to develop a polymeric carrier for delivery of anti-tumor drugs and sustained release of these agents in order to optimize anti-tumor activity while minimizing systemic effects. We used oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate) (OPF) hydrogels modified with small negatively charged molecules, so...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dadsetan M,Liu Z,Pumberger M,Giraldo CV,Ruesink T,Lu L,Yaszemski MJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving and maintaining safe and reliable lineage specific differentiation of stem cells is important for clinical translation of tissue engineering strategies. In an effort to circumvent the multitude of problems arising from the usage of growth factors and growth factor delivery systems, we have explored the use o...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Huang CC,Narayanan R,Alapati S,Ravindran S

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:In the traditional Chinese medicine, Gu-Sui-Bu [Drynaria fortunei (kunze) J. Sm] has been reported as a good enhancer for bone healing. In this experiment, we investigate the biochemical effects of this traditional Chinese medicine on the bone cells culture. Different concentrations of crude extract of Gu-Sui-Bu were ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sun JS,Lin CY,Dong GC,Sheu SY,Lin FH,Chen LT,Wang YJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the bacterial adherence to biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid (SR-PGA) and self-reinforced poly-DL-lactic acid (SR-PLA 96) spiral stents in vitro. They are used as temporary urethral stents in urology. Gold-plated metal wire, polyurethane and latex were used as contro...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pétas A,Vuopio-Varkila J,Siitonen A,Välimaa T,Talja M,Taari K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel biological adhesives made from chitin derivatives were prepared and evaluated for their adhesive properties and biocompatibility. Chitin derivatives with acrylic groups, such as 2-hydroxy-3-methacryloyloxypropylated carboxymethyl chitin (HMA-CM-chitin), were synthesized and cured by the addition of an aqueous hy...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Azuma K,Nishihara M,Shimizu H,Itoh Y,Takashima O,Osaki T,Itoh N,Imagawa T,Murahata Y,Tsuka T,Izawa H,Ifuku S,Minami S,Saimoto H,Okamoto Y,Morimoto M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) hold promise for bone regeneration but possess inferior osteogenesis potential. Allotransplantation of ASCs engineered with the BMP2/VEGF-expressing baculoviruses into rabbits healed critical-size segmental bone defects. To translate the technology to clinical applications, we aimed t...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Lin CY,Wang YH,Li KC,Sung LY,Yeh CL,Lin KJ,Yen TC,Chang YH,Hu YC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve injuries often lead to incomplete recovery and contribute to significant disability to approximately 360,000 people in the USA each year. Stem cell therapy holds significant promise for peripheral nerve regeneration, but maintenance of stem cell viability and differentiation potential in vivo are stil...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Du J,Zhen G,Chen H,Zhang S,Qing L,Yang X,Lee G,Mao HQ,Jia X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the stem-cell niche, the extracellular matrix (ECM) serves as a structural support that additionally provides stem cells with signals that contribute to the regulation of stem-cell function, via reciprocal interactions between cells and components of the ECM. Recently, cell-derived ECMs have emerged as in vitro cel...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ragelle H,Naba A,Larson BL,Zhou F,Prijić M,Whittaker CA,Del Rosario A,Langer R,Hynes RO,Anderson DG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified high shear homogenization and ultrasound techniques were employed to produce solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). Model drug mifepristone had been incorporated in SLNs. The mean particle size measured by laser diffractometry (LD) was found to be 106 nm with a narrow particle distribution of polydispersity index,...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Hou D,Xie C,Huang K,Zhu C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00