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Biocompatibility and Application of Carbon Fibers in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
The success of tissue-engineered heart valves rely on a balance between polymer degradation, appropriate cell repopulation, and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, in order for the valves to continue their vital function.
Yuan-Tsan Tseng, Yuan-Tsan Tseng, Nabil F. Grace, Heba Aguib, Heba Aguib, Heba Aguib, Padmini Sarathchandra, Ann McCormack, Ahmed Ebeid, Nairouz Shehata, Mohamed Nagy, Hussam El-Nashar, Magdi H. Yacoub, Magdi H. Yacoub, Magdi H. Yacoub, Adrian Chester, Adrian Chester, Najma Latif, Najma Latif   +18 more
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The Potential for Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine: A Review of Recent Advancements and Challenges Ahead

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a dual role in diagnostics and therapeutics, offering innovative solutions for treating cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and orthopedic diseases. This review highlights EVs’ potential to revolutionize personalized medicine through specific applications in disease detection and treatment.
Farbod Ebrahimi, Anjali Kumari, Samaneh Ghadami, Saqer Al Abdullah, Kristen Dellinger   +4 more
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Development and AFM study of porous scaffolds for wound healing applications [PDF]

, 2004
An engineering approach to the development of biomaterials for promotion of wound healing emphasises the importance of a well-controlled architecture and concentrates on optimisation of morphology and surface chemistry to stimulate guidance of the ...
Bowen, W.R., Doneva, T.A., Stephens, P., Thomas, D.W., Yin, H.B.   +4 more
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ROS-Generating Amine-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles Coupled with Carboxymethyl Chitosan for pH-Responsive Release of Doxorubicin

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2022
Sreekanth Reddy Obireddy,1,2 Wing-Fu Lai2 1Department of Chemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, India; 2Ciechanover Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, 518172,
Obireddy SR, Lai WF
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Case Report: Formation of 3D Osteoblast Spheroid Under Magnetic Levitation for Bone Tissue Engineering

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Skeletal reconstruction is necessary in cases of bone defects created by tumors, trauma, and abnormalities. Regeneration of bone defects remains a critical problem, and current approaches are based on biocompatible scaffolds. Spheroids represent a simple
Iñigo Gaitán-Salvatella, Edgar Oliver López-Villegas, Patricia González-Alva, Fernando Susate-Olmos, Marco Antonio Álvarez-Pérez   +4 more
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RhoA and Rac1 as Mechanotransduction Mediators in Colorectal Cancer

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
Analysing RhoA and Rac1 protein levels in Colorectal cancer (CRC) samples under mechanical strain highlights their potential as diagnostic markers. Monitoring their activity could offer valuable insights into how cancer spreads, paving the way for new approaches to better understand and diagnose colorectal cancer.
Sharda Yadav, Sanjaya KC, Mark A. T. Blaskovich, Cu‐tai Lu, Alfred K Lam, Nam‐Trung Nguyen   +5 more
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Effects of LP-MOCVD prepared TiO2 thin films on the in vitro behavior of gingival fibroblasts [PDF]

, 2011
We report on the in vitro response of human gingival fibroblasts (HGF-1 cell line) to various thin films of titanium dioxide (TiO2) deposited on titanium (Ti) substrates by low pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (LP-MOCVD).
Cimpean, A., Ciofrangean, C.M., Gleizes, Alain, Popescu, Simona   +3 more
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Enhanced tumor targeting effects of a novel paclitaxel-loaded polymer: PEG–PCCL-modified magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Drug Delivery, 2017
Background: Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) have been newly developed for tumor-targeted drug carriers. To address challenges including biocompatibility, stability, nontoxicity, and targeting efficiency, here we report the novel drug ...
Xinyi Li, Yuan Yang, Yiping Jia, Xuan Pu, Ting Yang, Yicheng Wang, Xuefei Ma, Qi Chen, Mengwen Sun, Dapeng Wei, Yu Kuang, Yang Li, Yu Liu   +12 more
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Novel Biologically Active Glass Fiber Functionalized Using Magnesium Phosphate Cement Promotes Bone and Vascular Regeneration

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
In this study, a new type of bioactive glass fiber ‐based composite magnesium phosphate bone cement is prepared and verified that its mechanical strength and biological properties. In addition, the cement may have played a biologically active role in the Notch and HIF signaling pathways.
Yuzheng Lu, Yanbo Shan, Yingjie Xiong, Jianting Ye, Yanbin Wu, Jipeng Song, Yao Zhang, Wancheng Lin, Haoye Meng, Wenjing Xu, Jiang Peng, Qiang Lu, Lixiang Ding   +12 more
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PEGylated graphene oxide for tumor-targeted delivery of paclitaxel. [PDF]

, 2015
AIM: The graphene oxide (GO) sheet has been considered one of the most promising carbon derivatives in the field of material science for the past few years and has shown excellent tumor-targeting ability, biocompatibility and low toxicity.
Abdelbary MA Elhissi, David A Phoenix, Guengerich F, Hongyang Xu, Ka-Wai Wan, Minmin Fan, Wang K, Waqar Ahmed, Xun Sun, Zhirong Zhang   +9 more
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