Micro-CT–a digital 3D microstructural voyage into scaffolds: a systematic review of the reported methods and results

IF Cengiz, JM Oliveira, RL Reis - Biomaterials research, 2018 - spj.science.org
Background Cell behavior is the key to tissue regeneration. Given the fact that most of the
cells used in tissue engineering are anchorage-dependent, their behavior including …

Improved cellular infiltration in electrospun fiber via engineered porosity

J Nam, Y Huang, S Agarwal, J Lannutti - Tissue engineering, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Small pore sizes inherent to electrospun matrices can hinder efficient cellular ingrowth. To
facilitate infiltration while retaining its extracellular matrix-like character, electrospinning was …

Selection of implantation sites for transplantation of encapsulated pancreatic islets

H Zhu, W Li, Z Liu, W Li, N Chen, L Lu… - … Engineering Part B …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Pancreatic islet transplantation has been validated as a valuable therapy for type 1 diabetes
mellitus patients with exhausted insulin treatment. However, this therapy remains limited by …

Progress and challenges of the bioartificial pancreas

PTJ Hwang, DK Shah, JA Garcia, CY Bae, DJ Lim… - Nano …, 2016 - Springer
Pancreatic islet transplantation has been validated as a treatment for type 1 diabetes since it
maintains consistent and sustained type 1 diabetes reversal. However, one of the major …

A multi-targeting bionanomatrix coating to reduce capsular contracture development on silicone implants

P Hwang, CM Shin, JA Sherwood, DH Kim… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Background Capsular contracture is a critical complication of silicone implantation caused
by fibrotic tissue formation from excessive foreign body responses. Various approaches …

Angiogenic potential of airbrushed fucoidan/polycaprolactone nanofibrous meshes

LL Reys, SS Silva, C Oliveira, NM Neves… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Implantation of biomaterials and hybrid constructs in tissue engineering approaches
presents major limitations such as inflammatory reaction and the lack of vasculature …

Encapsulation of human islets using a biomimetic self-assembled nanomatrix gel for protection against cellular inflammatory responses

PTJ Hwang, DK Shah, JA Garcia… - ACS biomaterials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The major concern of pancreatic islet transplantation is that the implanted islets are exposed
to the immune system of the recipient. To overcome this challenge, the peptide amphiphile …

Evaluation of viscoelastic properties, blood coagulation, and cellular responses of a temperature-sensitive gel for hemostatic application

J Jun, RC Millican, JA Sherwood… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hemorrhagic blood loss from traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in severe
accidents and combat injuries. Treating and stop** blood loss in a timely and effective …

Dielectric barrier discharge and jet type plasma surface modifications of hybrid polymeric poly (ε-caprolactone)/chitosan scaffolds

O Ozkan, H Turkoglu Sasmazel - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, dry air plasma jet and dielectric barrier discharge Ar+ O2 or Ar+ N2 plasma
modifications and their effects on wettability, topography, functionality and biological …

Endothelium-mimicking nanomatrix coating to enhance endothelialization after left atrial appendage closure device implantation

PTJ Hwang, JA Sherwood, RC Millican… - ACS applied bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Blood clots (90%) originate from the left atrial appendage (LAA) in non-valvular atrial
fibrillation patients and are a major cause of embolic stroke. Long-term anticoagulation …