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Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers [PDF]

, 2008
Diabetic ulcers seem to be arrested in the inflammatory/proliferative stage of the healing process, allowing infection and inflammation to preclude healing.
Aaltonen, LA, Ballereau, S, Barclay, E, Broderick, P, Campbell, H, Carvajal-Carmona, LG, Casey, G, Cazier, JB, Chander, I, Cheadle, JP, Conti, D, Deary, I, Dobbins, SE, Domingo, E, Duggan, DJ, Dunlop, MG, Easton, D, Farrington, SM, Frampton, M, Gallinger, S, Gorman, M, Grimes, G, Henrion, M, Hopper, J, Houlston, RS, Jenkins, MA, Jones, AM, Kerr, DJ, Kirac, I, Kovacević, D, Lindblom, A, Liu, T, Lloyd, A, Lubbe, S, Ma, YP, Martin, L, Matsuda, K, Mecklin, JP, Midgley, R, Nakamura, Y, Newcomb, P, Okada, Y, Olver, B, Ooi, LY, Palles, C, Penegar, S, Pharoah, P, Prendergast, J, Renkonen-Sinisalo, L, Rudan, I, Schumacher, F, Semple, C, Shah, M, Smillie, C, Smith, CG, Spain, S, Starr, JM, Tenesa, A, Theodoratou, E, Tomlinson, IP, Vijayakrishnan, J, West, H, Whiffin, N, Zgaga, L   +63 more
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Advanced 3D Platforms for Modeling CNS Neuroinflammation: Cell Integration, Techniques, and Challenges

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the roles of key central nervous system cell types, the extracellular matrix, and the blood‐brain barrier in neuroinflammation, and their integration into diverse 3D culture systems. It examines major incorporation strategies, including direct co‐culture, hydrogel encapsulation, transwell migration assays, and bioprinting ...
Emmanuelle D. Aiyegbusi, Julia Di Stefano, Dearbhaile Dooley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine Biomaterial-Based Bioinks for Generating 3D Printed Tissue Constructs

Marine Drugs, 2018
Biologically active materials from marine sources have been receiving increasing attention as they are free from the transmissible diseases and religious restrictions associated with the use of mammalian resources.
Xiaowei Zhang, Gyeong Jin Kim, Min Gyeong Kang, Jung Ki Lee, Jeong Wook Seo, Jeong Tae Do, Kwonho Hong, Jae Min Cha, Su Ryon Shin, Hojae Bae   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three‐Dimensional Ovary Model to Improve and Study Murine Follicle Growth

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
To develop new methods for fertility preservation in women, novel culture systems for small follicles need to be established. In this work, a poly(ethylene glycol) based scaffold, with appropriate mechanical and bioactive features to support mouse follicle and ovary cell growth is developed, and the formed cell‐follicle interactions are visualized ...
Mira Jacobs, Valon Gllareva, Lukas Moser, Silvia Pravato, Eric Mora Pimentel, Brigitte Leeners, Martin Ehrbar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tunable Alginate-Polyvinyl Alcohol Bioinks for 3D Printing in Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Gels
This study investigates 3D extrusion bioinks for cartilage tissue engineering by characterizing the physical properties of 3D-printed scaffolds containing varying alginate and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) concentrations.
Alexandra Hunter Aitchison, Nicholas B. Allen, Kishen Mitra, Bijan Abar, Conor N. O’Neill, Kian Bagheri, Albert T. Anastasio, Samuel B. Adams   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Characterization of Carbohydrate-Binding Modules in a New Alginate Lyase, TsAly7B, from Thalassomonas sp. LD5

Marine Drugs, 2019
Alginate lyases degrade alginate into oligosaccharides, of which the biological activities have vital roles in various fields. Some alginate lyases contain one or more carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs), which assist the function of the catalytic ...
Zhelun Zhang, Luyao Tang, Mengmeng Bao, Zhigang Liu, Wengong Yu, Feng Han   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel multifunctional biomedical material based on polyacrylonitrile:preparation and characterization [PDF]

, 2016
Wet spun microfibers have great potential in the design of multifunctional controlled release materials. Curcumin (Cur) and vitamin E acetate (Vit. E Ac) were used as a model drug system to evaluate the potential application of the drug-loaded microfiber
Bremner, David H., Li, He-yu, Shi, Qi-quan, Wu, Huan-ling, Wu, Jun-zi, Xiao, Rui-qiu, Zhu, Li-min   +6 more
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Smart Face Masks as Wearable Respiratory Sensors: A Review of Sensor Technologies, Materials, and Future Directions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in smart face masks that actively monitor breathing. By integrating humidity, gas, temperature, pressure, strain, and triboelectric sensors, these masks track key respiratory parameters in real time. The article summarizes sensor mechanisms, compares performance across studies, and discusses challenges and future ...
Negin Faramarzi, Naseeh Backer Kannanthodi, Alice Nicole Casling, Babar Ali, Samira Lakouraj Mansouri, Alessandro Giuseppe D'aloia, Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi, Maria Sabrina Sarto   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of a Long-Lived Alginate Lyase Derived from Shewanella Species YH1

Marine Drugs, 2017
Polysaccharides from seaweeds are widely used in various fields, including the food, biomedical material, cosmetic, and biofuel industries. Alginate, which is a major polysaccharide in brown algae, and the products of its degradation (oligosaccharides ...
Hisashi Yagi, Natsuki Isobe, Narumi Itabashi, Asako Fujise, Takashi Ohshiro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aptamer‐Based Delivery Systems for VEGF and NGF Modulation in Ocular Therapies

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Aptamer‐based delivery systems targeting NGF and VEGF hold significant potential for precise and sustained treatment of complex diseases affecting both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. This review critically summarizes current strategies for NGF and VEGF delivery as well as VEGF sequestration, providing a clinical perspective on how ...
Nadine Best, Gizem Karabiyik, Gerd Geerling, Sarah Barbara Zwingelberg, Gregor Lang, Martin Humenik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source