Small bioactive peptides for biomaterials design and therapeutics

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review is aimed to provide a concise yet extensive survey of key short bioactive peptide
sequences for a range of applications ranging from biomaterials development to peptides …

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 …

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 …

Corneal repair and regeneration: current concepts and future directions

M Mobaraki, R Abbasi, S Omidian Vandchali… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The cornea is a unique tissue and the most powerful focusing element of the eye, known as
a window to the eye. Infectious or non-infectious diseases might cause severe visual …

Nanopattern-induced changes in morphology and motility of smooth muscle cells

EKF Yim, RM Reano, SW Pang, AF Yee, CS Chen… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Cells are known to be surrounded by nanoscale topography in their natural extracellular
environment. The cell behavior, including morphology, proliferation, and motility of bovine …

Fabrication of 3D hepatic tissues by additive photopatterning of cellular hydrogels

VL Tsang, AA Chen, LM Cho, KD Jadin… - The FASEB …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We have fabricated a hepatic tissue construct using a multilayer photopatterning platform for
embedding cells in hydrogels of complex architecture. We first explored the potential of …

A modular and supramolecular approach to bioactive scaffolds for tissue engineering

PYW Dankers, MC Harmsen, LA Brouwer… - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
Bioactive polymeric scaffolds are a prerequisite for the ultimate formation of functional
tissues. Here, we show that supramolecular polymers based on quadruple hydrogen …

Limbal stem cell deficiency: current treatment options and emerging therapies

M Haagdorens, SI Van Acker… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Severe ocular surface disease can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a condition
leading to decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and ocular pain. To restore the ocular …

[LIBRO][B] Scaffolding in tissue engineering

PX Ma, J Elisseeff - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
The growing interest in scaffolding design and increasing research programs dedicated to
regenerative medicine corroborate the need for Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering. While …

Significance of synthetic nanostructures in dictating cellular response

EKF Yim, KW Leong - Nanomedicine in Cancer, 2017 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Cell-substratum and cell-cell interactions play crucial roles in biology. Understanding of
these interactions helps explain cell behavior in vitro and in vivo. Ability to manipulate these …