Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Extracellular matrix hydrogels from decellularized tissues: Structure and function

LT Saldin, MC Cramer, SS Velankar, LJ White… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Extracellular matrix (ECM) bioscaffolds prepared from decellularized tissues have been
used to facilitate constructive and functional tissue remodeling in a variety of clinical …

DiameterJ: A validated open source nanofiber diameter measurement tool

NA Hotaling, K Bharti, H Kriel, CG Simon Jr - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite the growing use of nanofiber scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, there is
not a validated, readily available, free solution for rapid, automated analysis of nanofiber …

A hydrogel derived from decellularized dermal extracellular matrix

MT Wolf, KA Daly, EP Brennan-Pierce, SA Johnson… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The ECM of mammalian tissues has been used as a scaffold to facilitate the repair and
reconstruction of numerous tissues. Such scaffolds are prepared in many forms including …

Aging of the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix drives a stem cell fibrogenic conversion

KM Stearns‐Reider, A D'Amore, K Beezhold… - Aging cell, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related declines in skeletal muscle regeneration have been attributed to muscle stem
cell (MuSC) dysfunction. Aged MuSCs display a fibrogenic conversion, leading to fibrosis …

Comparative analysis of fiber alignment methods in electrospinning

AJ Robinson, A Pérez-Nava, SC Ali… - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Fabrication of anisotropic materials is highly desirable in designing biomaterials and tissue-
engineered constructs. Electrospinning has been broadly adopted due to its versatility in …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative approaches in multimodal fundus imaging: state of the art and future perspectives

A Arrigo, E Aragona, MB Parodi, F Bandello - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2023 - Elsevier
When it first appeared, multimodal fundus imaging revolutionized the diagnostic workup and
provided extremely useful new insights into the pathogenesis of fundus diseases. The recent …

The effect of detergents on the basement membrane complex of a biologic scaffold material

DM Faulk, CA Carruthers, HJ Warner, CR Kramer… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
The basement membrane complex (BMC) is a critical component of the extracellular matrix
(ECM) that supports and facilitates the growth of cells. This study investigates four …

Bi-layered polyurethane–extracellular matrix cardiac patch improves ischemic ventricular wall remodeling in a rat model

A D'Amore, T Yoshizumi, SK Luketich, MT Wolf, X Gu… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
As an intervention to abrogate ischemic cardiomyopathy, the concept of applying a
temporary, local patch to the surface of the recently infarcted ventricle has been explored …

Biomimetic tumor microenvironments based on collagen matrices

J Sapudom, T Pompe - Biomaterials science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) establishes the basis for the cell's microenvironment
providing structural and mechanical support to cells and tissues, and regulating multiple cell …