A review of cell adhesion studies for biomedical and biological applications
A Ahmad Khalili, MR Ahmad - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Cell adhesion is essential in cell communication and regulation, and is of fundamental
importance in the development and maintenance of tissues. The mechanical interactions …
importance in the development and maintenance of tissues. The mechanical interactions …
Biomechanical, biophysical and biochemical modulators of cytoskeletal remodelling and emergent stem cell lineage commitment
Across complex, multi-time and-length scale biological systems, redundancy confers
robustness and resilience, enabling adaptation and increasing survival under dynamic …
robustness and resilience, enabling adaptation and increasing survival under dynamic …
Alginate-based hydrogels as drug delivery vehicles in cancer treatment and their applications in wound dressing and 3D bioprinting
Hydrogels are a three-dimensional and crosslinked network of hydrophilic polymers. They
can absorb a large amount of water or biological fluids, which leads to their swelling while …
can absorb a large amount of water or biological fluids, which leads to their swelling while …
Alginate nanoparticles for drug delivery and targeting
Nanotechnology refers to the control, manipulation, study and manufacture of structures and
devices at the nanometer size range. The small size, customized surface, improved solubility …
devices at the nanometer size range. The small size, customized surface, improved solubility …
Alginate-based biomaterials for regenerative medicine applications
Alginate is a natural polysaccharide exhibiting excellent biocompatibility and
biodegradability, having many different applications in the field of biomedicine. Alginate is …
biodegradability, having many different applications in the field of biomedicine. Alginate is …
Alginate: properties and biomedical applications
KY Lee, DJ Mooney - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Alginate is a biomaterial that has found numerous applications in biomedical science and
engineering due to its favorable properties, including biocompatibility and ease of gelation …
engineering due to its favorable properties, including biocompatibility and ease of gelation …
[HTML][HTML] A guide to mechanobiology: Where biology and physics meet
Cells actively sense and process mechanical information that is provided by the extracellular
environment to make decisions about growth, motility and differentiation. It is important to …
environment to make decisions about growth, motility and differentiation. It is important to …
Advantages of RGD peptides for directing cell association with biomaterials
SL Bellis - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite many years of in vitro research confirming the effectiveness of RGD in promoting
cell attachment to a wide variety of biomaterials, animal studies evaluating tissue responses …
cell attachment to a wide variety of biomaterials, animal studies evaluating tissue responses …
Synthetic biomaterials as instructive extracellular microenvironments for morphogenesis in tissue engineering
New generations of synthetic biomaterials are being developed at a rapid pace for use as
three-dimensional extracellular microenvironments to mimic the regulatory characteristics of …
three-dimensional extracellular microenvironments to mimic the regulatory characteristics of …
RGD modified polymers: biomaterials for stimulated cell adhesion and beyond
U Hersel, C Dahmen, H Kessler - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
Since RGD peptides (R: arginine; G: glycine; D: aspartic acid) have been found to promote
cell adhesion in 1984 (Cell attachment activity of fibronectin can be duplicated by small …
cell adhesion in 1984 (Cell attachment activity of fibronectin can be duplicated by small …