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Coagulative Granular Hydrogels with an Enzyme Catalyzed Fibrin Network for Endogenous Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng, Camila B. Tovani, Simona Bianco, Gianni Comandini, Aya Elghajiji, Mina Aleemardani, Roxana Moscalu, Jeremie Zappia, Bianca Fernandes, Olivia Annett, Chrissy L. Hammond, Jason Wong, Dave J. Adams, Fabrizio Scarpa, Michael R. Whitehouse, Annela M. Seddon, James P. K. Armstrong   +16 more
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Fresh or frozen day 6 blastocyst transfer: is there still a question?

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Background The Live Birth Rate (LBR) after day 5 (D5) blastocyst transfer is significantly higher than that with D6 embryos in both fresh and frozen-vitrified embryo transfer cycles, according to the most recently published meta-analyses.
Lucile Ferreux, Mathilde Bourdon, Ahmed Chargui, Julie Firmin, Chloé Maignien, Pietro Santulli, Catherine Patrat, Khaled Pocate-Cheriet   +7 more
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The effect of platelet-rich plasma on the achievement of pregnancy during frozen embryo transfer in women with a history of failed implantation

Heliyon, 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on the rate of implantation and pregnancy in women with repeated failed implantation during frozen embryo transfer.
Azra Allahveisi, Fariba Seyedoshohadaei, Masomeh Rezaei, Narges Bazrafshan, Kaveh Rahimi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Co‐Electrospinning Extracellular Matrix with Polycaprolactone Enables a Modular Approach to Balance Bioactivity and Mechanics of a Multifunctional Bone Wrap

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The incorporation of nondigested ECM and synthetic polymers into a co‐electrospinning system enables the decoupling of bioactivity and mechanical properties within a single wrap. This technique is used to develop a multifunctional bone wrap that achieves augmented membrane durability, sustained infection control, and enhanced vascularity for use in ...
Sarah Jones, Madeline Laude, Zeenat Oyebanji, Ruchi Birur, Andres Luengo Martinez, Isabelle Gilbert, Phillip Baek, Nichole Longbottom, Nicole McCullough, Staci J. Horn, Chien‐Yu Lin, Matthew J. Lohr, Fred Clubb, Manuel K. Rausch, Elizabeth Cosgriff‐Hernandez   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extracellular Vesicles Modulation by an Adiponectin Receptor Agonist Provides Cardioprotection for Myocardial Ischemic Injury

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that ALY688, a drug mimicking the heart‐protective hormone adiponectin, reduces myocardial ischemia injury. ALY688 increases the production of extracellular vesicles, which carry protective cargo including adiponectin itself.
Jialing Tang, Wing Yan Chung, Serena M. Pulente, Yubin Lei, Khang Nguyen, Eddie Tam, Nadya M. Morrow, Ilka Lorenzen‐Schmidt, Fengxia Xiao, Augusto Zani, Dylan Burger, Hye Kyoung Sung, Erin E. Mulvihill, Gary Sweeney   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Significance of Serum CA-125 Level on the Live Birth Rates of In Vitro Fertilisation in Women with Endometriosis

Medicina
Background and Objectives: To evaluate the significance of serum CA-125 level on the live birth rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in women with endometriosis.
Hoi Ki Chung, Shui Fan Lai, Rebecca Siu Fan Wan, Jennifer Ka Yee Ko, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Raymond Hang Wun Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of Anti-dsDNA Antibody on In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer and Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer

Journal of Immunology Research, 2017
Our purpose is to explore whether anti-dsDNA antibody, which was demonstrated to enter living cells and induced apoptosis, could adversely affect reproductive outcomes. A total of 259 women receiving the in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF) cycle
Jiao Fan, Yiping Zhong, Cuina Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actuation of Cell Layers in Three Dimensions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The alignment of fibers and cells in living tissues affect their mechanical properties and functionality. In this context, one can draw an analogy between tissues and nematic liquid crystal elastomers. We explore this analogy by growing fibroblasts on 2D‐patterned substrates and observing the contraction of cell sheets upon detachment from the
Kirsten Endresen, Aniruddh Murali, Birte C. Geerds, Grecia M. Valenzuela Portillo, Maria Bloksgaard, Daniel J.G. Pearce, Francesca Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum human chorionic gonadotropin can predict live birth 7 days after frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer

F&S Reports
Objective: To study the earliest timepoint at which serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) can predict live birth after blastocyst frozen embryo transfer, and to determine the cutoff values for hCG levels on days 7–11 after frozen-thawed embryo ...
Nobuyuki Kidera, Ph.D., Tomonori Ishikawa, Ph.D., Toshihiro Kawamura, M.D., Naoyuki Miyasaka, Ph.D.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source