Human Amniotic Membrane: A review on tissue engineering, application, and storage

S Leal‐Marin, T Kern, N Hofmann… - … Research Part B …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human amniotic membrane (hAM) has been employed as scaffolding material in a wide
range of tissue engineering applications, especially as a skin dressing and as a graft for …

Applications of human amniotic membrane for tissue engineering

M Fénelon, S Catros, C Meyer, JC Fricain, L Obert… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
An important component of tissue engineering (TE) is the supporting matrix upon which cells
and tissues grow, also known as the scaffold. Scaffolds must easily integrate with host tissue …

Carboxymethyl chitosan/gelatin/hyaluronic acid blended-membranes as epithelia transplanting scaffold for corneal wound healing

W Xu, Z Wang, Y Liu, L Wang, Z Jiang, T Li… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is an unmet need for an optimal scaffold as cell transplantation carrier to induce
corneal reconstruction. In this study, a blend membrane was prepared with carboxymethyl …

Placental-derived biomaterials and their application to wound healing: a review

NM Protzman, Y Mao, D Long, R Sivalenka… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic wounds are associated with considerable patient morbidity and present a significant
economic burden to the healthcare system. Often, chronic wounds are in a state of persistent …

Strategies for reconstructing the limbal stem cell niche

G Yazdanpanah, Z Haq, K Kang, S Jabbehdari… - The ocular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The epithelial cell layer that covers the surface of the cornea provides a protective barrier
while maintaining corneal transparency. The rapid and effective turnover of these epithelial …

Human amniotic epithelial cells induce apoptosis of cancer cells: a new anti-tumor therapeutic strategy

H Niknejad, M Khayat-Khoei, H Peirovi, H Abolghasemi - Cytotherapy, 2014 - Elsevier
Background aims Amniotic membrane (AM), the innermost layer of human placenta, is
composed of a single layer of epithelial cells, a basement membrane and an avascular …

Human amniotic membrane: a versatile scaffold for tissue engineering

JH Arrizabalaga, MU Nollert - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The human amniotic membrane (hAM) is a collagen-based extracellular matrix derived from
the human placenta. It is a readily available, inexpensive, and naturally biocompatible …

Side dependent effects of the human amnion on angiogenesis

H Niknejad, G Paeini-Vayghan, FA Tehrani… - Placenta, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Amnion (AM), the innermost layer of human placenta, has a variety of
functions such as capability to reduce scarring and inflammation, as well as anti-microbial …

Human amniotic membrane–derived products in sports medicine: basic science, early results, and potential clinical applications

JC Riboh, BM Saltzman, AB Yanke… - The American journal …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Amniotic membrane (AM)–derived products have been successfully used in
ophthalmology, plastic surgery, and wound care, but little is known about their potential …

Surgical application of human amniotic membrane and amnion-chorion membrane in the oral cavity and efficacy evaluation: Corollary with ophthalmological and …

S Odet, A Louvrier, C Meyer, FJ Nicolas… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Due to its intrinsic properties, there has been growing interest in human amniotic membrane
(hAM) in recent years particularly for the treatment of ocular surface disorders and for wound …