Diversity in the organization of elastin bundles and intramembranous muscles in bat wings [PDF]
, 2017 Unlike birds and insects, bats fly with wings composed of thin skin that envelops the bones of the forelimb and spans the area between the limbs, digits, and sometimes the tail.
Fenton MB +8 more
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Modelling the evolution of cerebral aneurysms: biomechanics, mechanobiology and multiscale modelling [PDF]
, 2014 Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are abnormal dilatations of the cerebral vasculature. Computational modelling may shed light on the aetiology of the disease and lead to improved criteria to assist diagnostic decisions.
Selimovic, Alisa +2 more
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Temperature Dependent Conformational Transitions and Hydrogen Bond Dynamics of the Elastin-Like Octapeptide GVG(VPGVG): a Molecular Dynamics Study [PDF]
, 2004 A joint experimental / theoretical investigation of the elastin-like octapeptide GVG(VPGVG) was carried out. In this paper a comprehensive molecular dynamics study of the temperature dependent folding and unfolding of the octapeptide is presented.
Aalten +62 more
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Biomechanical and biochemical properties of the thoracic aorta in warmblood horses, Friesian horses, and Friesians with aortic rupture [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Thoracic aortic rupture and aortopulmonary fistulation are rare conditions in horses. It mainly affects Friesian horses. Intrinsic differences in biomechanical properties of the aortic wall might predispose this breed.
Chiers, Koen +10 more
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Alteration of cystic airway mesenchyme in congenital pulmonary airway malformation. [PDF]
, 2019 Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is the most common congenital lesion detected in the neonatal lung, which may lead to respiratory distress, infection, and pneumothorax.
Jiang, Yi +9 more
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Serological assessment of neutrophil elastase activity on elastin during lung ECM remodeling [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: During the pathological destruction of lung tissue, neutrophil elastase (NE) degrades elastin, one of the major constituents of lung parenchyma. However there are no non-invasive methods to quantify NE degradation of elastin.
Diefenbach, Claudia +7 more
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Sterilization of lung matrices by supercritical carbon dioxide [PDF]
, 2016 Lung engineering is a potential alternative to transplantation for patients with end-stage pulmonary failure. Two challenges critical to the successful development of an engineered lung developed from a decellularized scaffold include (i) the suppression
Balestrini, Jenna L +10 more
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Bioorthogonal Engineering of Cellular Microenvironments Using Isonitrile Ligations
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Highly selective chemistries are required for fabrication and post‐cross–linking modification of cell‐encapsulating hydrogels used in tissue engineering applications. Isonitrile ligation reactions represent a promising class of bioorthogonal chemistries for engineering hydrogel‐based cellular microenvironments. Isonitrile‐based hydrogels are stable and
Ping Zhou +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana +2 more
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Layer-by-layer biofabrication of coronary covered stents with clickable elastin-like recombinamers [PDF]
, 2019 Producción CientíficaCoronary artery disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Endovascular stenting is the preferred treatment option to restore blood flow in the coronary arteries due to the lower perioperative morbidity when compared ...
Fernández Colino, Alicia +7 more
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