Vascular smooth muscle cells and arterial stiffening: relevance in development, aging, and disease

P Lacolley, V Regnault, P Segers… - Physiological …, 2017‏ - journals.physiology.org
The cushioning function of large arteries encompasses distension during systole and recoil
during diastole which transforms pulsatile flow into a steady flow in the microcirculation …

Advances in Injectable and Self‐healing Polysaccharide Hydrogel Based on the Schiff Base Reaction

C Mo, L **ang, Y Chen - Macromolecular rapid …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Injectable hydrogel possesses great application potential in disease treatment and tissue
engineering, but damage to gel often occurs due to the squeezing pressure from injection …

An injectable chitosan/chondroitin sulfate hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties for cell therapy/tissue engineering

Y Alinejad, A Adoungotchodo, E Hui, F Zehtabi… - International journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Chitosan (CH) hydrogels with remarkable mechanical properties and rapid gelation rate
were recently synthesized by combining sodium hydrogen carbonate (SHC) with another …

Surface characterization of biomaterials

H Wang, PK Chu - Characterization of biomaterials, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The biomaterials surface, which may only be a few atomic layers thick, constitutes the
important interface between the biomaterials and the external biological environment and …

Double crosslinking decellularized bovine pericardium of dialdehyde chondroitin sulfate and zwitterionic copolymer for bioprosthetic heart valves with enhanced …

S Shi, M Hu, X Peng, C Cheng, S Feng… - Journal of Materials …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the increasing aging population and the advancements in transcatheter aortic valve
replacement (TAVR), the use of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs) in patients diagnosed with …

Static and dynamic biomaterial engineering for cell modulation

HJ Park, H Hong, R Thangam, MG Song, JE Kim… - Nanomaterials, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
In the biological microenvironment, cells are surrounded by an extracellular matrix (ECM),
with which they dynamically interact during various biological processes. Specifically, the …

Chondroitin sulfate coatings display low platelet but high endothelial cell adhesive properties favorable for vascular implants

PK Thalla, H Fadlallah, B Liberelle, P Lequoy… - …, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
This study highlights the advantages of chondroitin sulfate (CS) as a sublayer combining
selective low-fouling properties, low-platelet adhesion and pro-adhesive properties on …

Chondroitin sulfate/polycaprolactone/gelatin electrospun nanofibers with antithrombogenicity and enhanced endothelial cell affinity as a potential scaffold for blood …

X Kong, Y He, H Zhou, P Gao, L Xu, Z Han… - Nanoscale research …, 2021‏ - Springer
Electrospun polymer nanofibers have gained much attention in blood vessel tissue
engineering. However, conventional nanofiber materials with the deficiencies of slow …

Effect of interpolymer complex formation between chondroitin sulfate and chitosan-gelatin hydrogel on physico-chemical and rheological properties

S Ponsubha, AK Jaiswal - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) natural polymeric
hydrogel containing chitosan (C), gelatin (GE) and chondroitin sulfate A (CS) to surpass the …

Electrospun nanofiber scaffolds and plasma polymerization: a promising combination towards complete, stable endothelial lining for vascular grafts

H Savoji, A Hadjizadeh, M Maire, A Ajji… - Macromolecular …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the quest to reduce risk of thrombosis in vascular grafts, it is essential to provide a surface
with morphological and mechanical properties close to those of the extracellular matrix …