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At the Pointy End of Mechanobiology: AFM for Transient Biomechanical Analysis
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Stem cell mechanosensitivity governs lineage commitment through mechanotransduction, but capturing these transient changes in living cells remains challenging. Advanced atomic force microscopy enables high‐resolution analysis of mechanical properties, real‐time protein distribution, and gene expression, offering fresh insights into cell‐environment ...
Kaiwen Zhang +5 more
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Applications of Chondrocyte-Based Cartilage Engineering: An Overview
BioMed Research International, 2016 Chondrocytes are the exclusive cells residing in cartilage and maintain the functionality of cartilage tissue. Series of biocomponents such as different growth factors, cytokines, and transcriptional factors regulate the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs ...
Abdul Rehman Phull +4 more
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Mesoporous Bioactive Glasses: A Powerful Tool in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This work is a comprehensive revision of bioactive glasses (BGs), pioneered by Prof. L.L. Hench, which are key in bone repair and regenerative medicine. Sol–gel methods and mesoporous designs enhanced their bioactivity, ions, and drug delivery. BGs now support gene therapy and 3D‐printed scaffolds, enabling personalized, multifunctional treatments in ...
Natividad Gómez‐Cerezo +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Meniscal microtissues are fabricated using progenitor cells isolated from the inner (iMPCs) and outer (oMPCs) regions of the meniscus. Meniscal microtissues fuse into cohesive constructs rich in sGAG and collagen. cABC treatment modulates collagen fiber formation and organization in assembled grafts.
Gabriela S. Kronemberger +4 more
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Granular Hydrogels as Modular Biomaterials: From Structural Design to Biological Responses
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Granular hydrogels are now emerging as promising biomaterials due to their inherent microporousity, injectability, and modularity. They have shown improvements in cell viability and migration, cellular/tissue infiltration, host tissue integration, mitigated foreign body response, and tissue regeneration.
Asmasadat Vaziri +6 more
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Pterosin B prevents chondrocyte hypertrophy and osteoarthritis in mice by inhibiting Sik3
Nature Communications, 2016 Osteoarthritis is a common debilitating joint disorder. Risk factors for osteoarthritis include age, which is associated with thinning of articular cartilage.
Yasuhito Yahara +14 more
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A Heparin‐Functionalized Scaffold with HB‐EGF Immobilization for Tissue Engineering
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.In this study, a heparin‐functionalized scaffold is designed for bio‐mimicking growth factors reservoir function of extracellular matrix. Due to the presence of heparin‐binding domain, heparin‐binding epidermal growth factor‐like growth factor (HB‐EGF) is effectively and spatially captured by heparin‐functionalized scaffold.
Bowu Peng +8 more
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Biology Open, 2015 According to the general understanding, the chondrocyte lineage terminates with the elimination of late hypertrophic cells by apoptosis in the growth plate.
Jung Park +10 more
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AI‐Assisted Design and Evaluation of SLM‐Ti64 Implants for Enhanced Bone Regeneration
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.AI‐driven simulations of biological healing, combining biomechanical modeling and machine learning, enable personalized orthopedic treatments. By decoding healing patterns influenced by implants and patient‐specific factors, this approach advances fracture repair understanding, optimizes implant design, and supports precision medicine and sustainable ...
Muhammad Usama Zaheer +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2016 Mechanical factors play a key role in regulating the development of cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis. This study aimed to identify the influence of mechanical stress in cartilage and chondrocytes.
Qiang Liu +6 more
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