abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) leads to the mass death of cardiomyocytes accompanying with the unfavorable alternation of microenvironment, a fibrosis scar deprived of electrical communications, and the lack of blood supply in the infarcted myocardium. The three factors are inextricably intertwined and thus result in a co...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang W,Tan B,Chen J,Bao R,Zhang X,Liang S,Shang Y,Liang W,Cui Y,Fan G,Jia H,Liu W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to investigate new bone formation in macroporous iron foams coated with strontium (FeSr) or bisphosphonate (FeBiP) compared to plain iron foam (Fe) and empty defect in a critical size metaphyseal bone defect model in ovariectomized rats. 60 female rats were subjected to bilateral ovariecto...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ray S,Thormann U,Eichelroth M,Budak M,Biehl C,Rupp M,Sommer U,El Khassawna T,Alagboso FI,Kampschulte M,Rohnke M,Henß A,Peppler K,Linke V,Quadbeck P,Voigt A,Stenger F,Karl D,Schnettler R,Heiss C,Lips KS,Alt V

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver diseases can be caused by viral infection, metabolic disorder, alcohol consumption, carcinoma or injury, chronically progressing to end-stage liver disease or rapidly resulting in acute liver failure. In either situation, liver transplantation is most often sought for life saving, which is, however, significantl...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Zhang J,Zhao X,Liang L,Li J,Demirci U,Wang S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systemic administration of immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory drugs is routinely employed in organ transplantation to minimize graft rejection and improve graft survival. Localized drug delivery has the potential to improve transplant outcomes by providing sustained exposure to efficacious drug concentrations...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chang CA,Akinbobuyi B,Quintana JM,Yoshimatsu G,Naziruddin B,Kane RR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to platinum agents is challenging in cancer treatment with platinum drugs. Such resistant cells prevent effective platinum accumulation intracellular and alter cellular adaptations to survive from cytotoxicity by regulating corresponding proteins expression. Ideal therapeutics should combine resolution to t...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yu C,Ding B,Zhang X,Deng X,Deng K,Cheng Z,Xing B,Jin D,Ma P,Lin J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (cSLNs) are promising nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery. Increasing surface charge and/or reducing PEG density enhance cellular uptake of cSLNs in vitro, but for unknown reasons fail to improve drug delivery in vivo. Herein, we show that cSLNs present a risk for systemic pla...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu X,Chen H,Wu C,Wang J,Zhang S,Gao J,Wang H,Sun T,Yang YG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent bone metastasis, we developed polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated aspartic acid (Asp)-modified liposomes (PEG-Asp-Lipo) as a bone-targeting carrier of paclitaxel (PTX) by using Asp-modified 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DPPE-Asp). The affinity of Asp-modified liposomes to hydroxyapatite...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Yamashita S,Katsumi H,Hibino N,Isobe Y,Yagi Y,Tanaka Y,Yamada S,Naito C,Yamamoto A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Block copolymer prodrugs (BCPs) have attracted considerable attentions in clinical translation of nanomedicine owing to their self-assembly into well-defined core-shell nanoparticles for improved pharmacokinetics, stability in blood circulation without drug leakage, and optimized biodistribution. However, a cascade of...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ke W,Yin W,Zha Z,Mukerabigwi JF,Chen W,Wang Y,He C,Ge Z

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery of polynucleotide-based therapeutics into target cells involves interactions with glycosaminoglycan chains that are located on cell membrane milieu. Mechanisms governing glycosaminoglycan-mediated changes in the nanoparticulate structures of polymer-polynucleotide complexes are unknown, and cannot be fully el...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Meneksedag-Erol D,Tang T,Uludağ H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in stem cell research and nanotechnology have significantly influenced the landscape of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Precise and reproducible control of the fate of stem cells and their lineage specification have, therefore, become more crucial than ever for the success of stem cell-ba...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kenry,Lee WC,Loh KP,Lim CT

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow is the primary hematopoietic organ, which is involved in multiple malignant diseases including acute and chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and bone metastases from solid tumors. These malignancies affect normal homeostasis and reshape the bone marrow microenvironment. There are...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Mu CF,Shen J,Liang J,Zheng HS,Xiong Y,Wei YH,Li F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo tracking of transplanted stem cells has been a central aim of stem cell therapy. Although many tracking systems have been introduced, no method has yet been validated for clinical applications. We developed a novel sophisticated peptide (GV1001) that mimics hTERT (human telomerase reverse transcriptase) and an...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Park HH,Lee KY,Park DW,Choi NY,Lee YJ,Son JW,Kim S,Moon C,Kim HW,Rhyu IJ,Koh SH

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Bioengineering of whole hearts using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs)-derived cardiovascular progenitor cells (CPCs) and natural matrices is a promising approach to overcome organ donor shortage threatening millions of patients awaiting for heart transplantation. Here, we developed a novel strategy for generation of...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Rajabi S,Pahlavan S,Ashtiani MK,Ansari H,Abbasalizadeh S,Sayahpour FA,Varzideh F,Kostin S,Aghdami N,Braun T,Baharvand H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carboplatin, an antineoplastic agent, binds DNA and enhances radiotherapy (RT) effects. Carboplatin-loaded hydrogel (oxidized hyaluronic acid/adipic acid dihydrazide) enables the sustained drug release and facilitates the synergistic effect with RT. PURPOSE:We investigated the effectiveness and convenience ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liang HT,Lai XS,Wei MF,Lu SH,Wen WF,Kuo SH,Chen CM,Tseng WI,Lin FH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerotic plaques are cholesterol-induced inflammatory niches accumulating in the vascular sub-endothelial space. Cellular and extracellular composition of human plaques is maneuvered by local inflammation that leads to alterations in the original vascular microenvironment and to the recruitment of an invading f...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Mallone A,Stenger C,Von Eckardstein A,Hoerstrup SP,Weber B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of tissue integrity and tissue function of wounded skin are both essential for wound repair and regeneration, while synergistic promotion of the two remains elusive. Since elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the injured site has been implicated in triggering a set of deleterious effects su...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wu H,Li F,Wang S,Lu J,Li J,Du Y,Sun X,Chen X,Gao J,Ling D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of highly funtional and orally available nanoparticles is the ultimate goal in nanoparticle delivery. Various functional nanoparticles have been studied to that end but there has yet to be an oral nanoparticle that can be successfully applied. Here, we describe for the first time a novel bile acid conj...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Park J,Choi JU,Kim K,Byun Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of electric fields in biological tissues has led to efforts in developing technologies utilizing electrical stimulation for therapeutic applications. Native tissues, such as cartilage and bone, exhibit piezoelectric behavior, wherein electrical activity can be generated due to mechanical deformation. Yet...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Damaraju SM,Shen Y,Elele E,Khusid B,Eshghinejad A,Li J,Jaffe M,Arinzeh TL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the loss of neurogenesis and excessive induction of apoptosis. The induction of neurogenesis and inhibition of apoptosis may be a promising therapeutic approach to combating the disease. Celecoxib (CB), a cyclooxygenase-2 specific inhibitor, could offer neuroprotection. Spe...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Guo JW,Guan PP,Ding WY,Wang SL,Huang XS,Wang ZY,Wang P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) induced hypoxia can significantly upregulate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) at the tumor-stromal interface, resulting in a promoted angiogenesis. Thus, an angiogenesis vessel-targeting nanoparticle (AVT-NP) consisting of photosensitizer, angiogenic vessel-targeti...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Guo D,Xu S,Wang N,Jiang H,Huang Y,Jin X,Xue B,Zhang C,Zhu X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal organoids are widely applied in stem cell research, regenerative medicine, toxicology, pharmacology, and host-microbe interactions research. The variability of oxidative metabolism for stem and differentiated cell types constituting organoid is known to be important but so far it has not been studied in det...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Okkelman IA,Foley T,Papkovsky DB,Dmitriev RI

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological processes are of great significance for the normal physiological functions of living organisms and closely related to the health. Monitoring of biological processes and diagnosis of diseases based on fluorescent techniques would provide comprehensive insight into mechanism of life and pathogenesis of diseas...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Gu X,Kwok RTK,Lam JWY,Tang BZ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current approaches for topical vaginal administration of nanoparticles result in poor retention and extensive leakage. To overcome these challenges, we developed a nanoparticle-releasing nanofiber delivery platform and evaluated its ability to improve nanoparticle retention in a murine model. We individually tailored ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Krogstad EA,Ramanathan R,Nhan C,Kraft JC,Blakney AK,Cao S,Ho RJY,Woodrow KA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermosensitive "micellar hydrogel" is prepared based on poly(ε-caprolactone-co- 1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)- b-poly(ε-caprolactone- co-1,4,8-trioxa[4.6]spiro-9-undecanone) (PECT) triblock copolymer. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is adopted to explore its assembly (form...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Huang P,Song H,Zhang Y,Liu J,Cheng Z,Liang XJ,Wang W,Kong D,Liu J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells form hollow, spheroidal structures during the development of many tissues, including the ocular lens, inner ear, and many glands. Therefore, techniques for in vitro formation of hollow spheroids are valued for studying developmental and disease processes. Current in vitro methods require cells to self-organize i...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang E,Wang D,Geng A,Seo R,Gong X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infection has been a threat to human health, and so early diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infection is an urgent problem that needs to be solved. In this work, a multifunctional theranostic selenium nanoplatform (Se@PEP-Ru NPs) with early imaging diagnosis and efficient treatment of bacterial infections...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Huang N,Chen X,Zhu X,Xu M,Liu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overcoming biological barriers to imaging-guided site-specific delivery of therapeutics is the goal of current nanomedicine designs. Here, multifunctional polymer-coated carbon nanodots with an interleukin-6 (IL-6) fragment peptide for receptor-targeting (pCDPI) were prepared for drug delivery. The pCDPI exhibits smal...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang S,Li C,Qian M,Jiang H,Shi W,Chen J,Lächelt U,Wagner E,Lu W,Wang Y,Huang R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic potential of hyperbranched polymers targeted to prostate cancer and loaded with doxorubicin was investigated. Polyethylene glycol hyperbranched polymers were synthesised via RAFT polymerisation to feature glutamate urea targeting ligands for PSMA on the periphery. The chemotherapeutic, doxorubicin, was...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Pearce AK,Simpson JD,Fletcher NL,Houston ZH,Fuchs AV,Russell PJ,Whittaker AK,Thurecht KJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, hundreds of thousands coronary bypass procedures are performed in the US, yet there currently exists no off-the-shelf alternative to autologous vessel transplant. In the present study, we investigated the use of mouse thrombospondin-2 knockout (TSP2 KO) cells, which secrete a non-thrombogenic and pro-migrat...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Kristofik NJ,Qin L,Calabro NE,Dimitrievska S,Li G,Tellides G,Niklason LE,Kyriakides TR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human platelet lysates (PLs), which contain multiple neurotrophins, have been proposed for treating neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). However, current PLs suspended in plasma have high protein content and contain fibrinogen/fibrin and, following activation, also proteolytic and thromboge...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Chou ML,Wu JW,Gouel F,Jonneaux A,Timmerman K,Renn TY,Laloux C,Chang HM,Lin LT,Devedjian JC,Devos D,Burnouf T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen-specific treatments are highly desirable for autoimmune diseases in contrast to treatments which induce systemic immunosuppression. A novel antigen-specific therapy has been developed which, when administered semi-therapeutically, is highly efficacious in the treatment of the mouse model for multiple sclerosis...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Cho JJ,Stewart JM,Drashansky TT,Brusko MA,Zuniga AN,Lorentsen KJ,Keselowsky BG,Avram D

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of many fatal cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Whereas nanomedicines are promising for targeted therapy of atherosclerosis, great challenges remain in development of effective, safe, and translational nanotherapies for its treatment. Herein we hypothesize that non-proin...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Dou Y,Chen Y,Zhang X,Xu X,Chen Y,Guo J,Zhang D,Wang R,Li X,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoepithelial cells are flat, stellate cells present in exocrine tissues including the salivary glands. While myoepithelial cells have been studied extensively in mammary and lacrimal gland tissues, less is known of the function of myoepithelial cells derived from human salivary glands. Several groups have isolated tu...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Ozdemir T,Srinivasan PP,Zakheim DR,Harrington DA,Witt RL,Farach-Carson MC,Jia X,Pradhan-Bhatt S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-diameter vascular grafts made of biomedical polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) suffer from the poor long-term patency rate originating from thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia, which can be ascribed to the insufficient endothelialization and chronic inflammation of the materials. Hence, bio-functionalization of PTFE ...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Gao A,Hang R,Li W,Zhang W,Li P,Wang G,Bai L,Yu XF,Wang H,Tong L,Chu PK

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic transplantation of islets provides a beta cell-replacement approach that may allow the recovery of physiological regulation of the blood sugar level in patients with Type I diabetes (T1D). In development of new extrahepatic islet transplantation protocols in support of the islet engraftment, it is pivotal to d...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Wang X,Wang K,Zhang W,Qiang M,Luo Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Metastasis of cancer makes up the vast majority of cancer-related deaths, and it usually initiates from tumor cells invasiveness and develops through tumor neovasculature. In this work, we have fabricated a CD44/neuropilin dual receptor-targeting nanoparticulate system (tLyP-1-HT NPs) with endogenous or FDA approved c...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liang DS,Zhang WJ,Wang AT,Su HT,Zhong HJ,Qi XR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted theranostic nano-system integrating functions of both diagnosis and therapy shows great potential for improving diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy. Herein, multifunctional nanoparticle based on activatable hyaluronic acid (HA) conjugating two near-infrared (NIR) dyes of Cy5.5 and IR825 was successfully design...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Liang X,Fang L,Li X,Zhang X,Wang F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biopolymer DNA allows to create nanoscale, biocompatible structures, which can be designed in a target-specific and stimuli-responsive manner. DNA carrier systems with these characteristics hold a great potential for nanomedical applications, such as for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Here we used a DNA-b...

journal_title：Biomaterials

authors： Sellner S,Kocabey S,Zhang T,Nekolla K,Hutten S,Krombach F,Liedl T,Rehberg M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00