Position Paper Progress in the development of biomimetic engineered human tissues

U Cheema - Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Tissue engineering (TE) is the multi-disciplinary approach to building 3D human tissue
equivalents in the laboratory. The advancement of medical sciences and allied scientific …

Trends in Research of Odontogenic Keratocyst and Ameloblastoma

XH Liu, NN Zhong, JR Yi, H Lin… - Journal of Dental …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) and ameloblastoma (AM) are common jaw lesions with high
bone-destructive potential and recurrence rates. Recent advancements in technology led to …

Evaluating the impact of a biomimetic mechanical environment on cancer invasion and matrix remodeling

A Micalet, J Pape, D Bakkalci… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The stiffness of tumors and their host tissues is much higher than most hydrogels, which are
conventionally used to study in vitro cancer progression. The tumoroid assay is an …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering a metastatic stroma directs the osteosarcoma tumour transcriptome in a spatially specific manner

D Bakkalci, G Al-Badri, W Yang, A Nam, Y Liang… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biological behaviour of the cancer cell is in part controlled by its microenvironment and
in part by underlying genetics. The interaction of cancer cells with the surrounding stroma …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial transcriptomic interrogation of the tumour-stroma boundary in a 3D engineered model of ameloblastoma

D Bakkalci, G Al-Badri, W Yang, A Nam, Y Liang… - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
Stromal cells are key components of the tumour microenvironment (TME) and their
incorporation into 3D engineered tumour-stroma models is essential for tumour mimicry. By …

Charting our sustainability journey within the Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at University College London

D Bakkalci, M Farley, F Kessler, U Cheema - Environmental Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
This article describes a case study of our journey to running more sustainable labs within the
Division of Surgery and Interventional Science at University College London (UCL), London …

MMP13 Expression and Activity Suggest Its Role in Bone Resorption in Ameloblastomas

AT Valeriano, LS Camara, VF Bernardes… - Journal of Oral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ameloblastoma is a locally destructive benign odontogenic tumor. While the
neoplastic cells of conventional ameloblastoma can infiltrate the connective tissue and …

Associated changes in stiffness of collagen scaffolds during osteoblast mineralisation and bone formation

D Bakkalci, A Micalet, R Al Hosni, E Moeendarbary… - BMC Research …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Engineering bone in 3D is important for both regenerative medicine purposes and
for the development of accurate in vitro models of bone tissue. The changing material …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling stromal compartments to recapitulate the ameloblastoma tumour microenvironment

D Bakkalci, AZA Zubir, SA Khurram, J Pape… - Matrix Biology Plus, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumour development and progression is dependent upon tumour cell interaction with the
tissue stroma. Bioengineering the tumour-stroma microenvironment (TME) into 3D …

Patient-specific colorectal-cancer-associated fibroblasts modulate tumor microenvironment mechanics

A Micalet, A Upadhyay, Y Javanmardi, CG de Brito… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a major role in reorganizing the physical tumor
micro-environment and changing tissue stiffness. Herein, using an engineered three …