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Lymphatic Tissue Bioengineering for the Treatment of Postsurgical Lymphedema

Bioengineering, 2022
Lymphedema is characterized by progressive and chronic tissue swelling and inflammation from local accumulation of interstitial fluid due to lymphatic injury or dysfunction. It is a debilitating condition that significantly impacts a patient’s quality of
Cynthia J. Sung, Kshitij Gupta, Jin Wang, Alex K. Wong   +3 more
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Current Methods in the Study of Nanomaterials for Bone Regeneration

Nanomaterials, 2022
Nanomaterials show great promise as bone regeneration materials. They can be used as fillers to strengthen bone regeneration scaffolds, or employed in their natural form as carriers for drug delivery systems.
Manabu Tanaka, Makoto Izumiya, Hisao Haniu, Katsuya Ueda, Chuang Ma, Koki Ueshiba, Hirokazu Ideta, Atsushi Sobajima, Shigeharu Uchiyama, Jun Takahashi, Naoto Saito   +10 more
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Crystallization Behavior and Morphology of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Reduced Graphene Oxide Scaffolds

Biomimetics, 2022
Morphology, thermal properties and the non-isothermal melt crystallization kinetics of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) scaffolds are studied with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at various cooling rates (5 ...
Esperanza Díaz, Ainhoa Mendivil, Joseba León   +2 more
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Soft Actuated Hybrid Hydrogel with Bioinspired Complexity to Control Mechanical Flexure Behavior for Tissue Engineering

Nanomaterials, 2020
Hydrogels exhibit excellent properties that enable them as nanostructured scaffolds for soft tissue engineering. However, single-component hydrogels have significant limitations due to the low versatility of the single component. To achieve this goal, we
Ramón Rial, Zhen Liu, Juan M. Ruso
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Healthy and Diseased Human Gingiva Support Osteogenesis on Electrospun Polycaprolactone Scaffolds

Bioengineering, 2018
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting almost half of the adult US population. Gingiva is an integral part of the periodontium and has recently been identified as a source of adult gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs).
Catherine Jauregui, Suyog Yoganarasimha, Parthasarathy Madurantakam   +2 more
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Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Bone Regenerative Medicine

Nanomaterials, 2020
Scaffolds are essential for bone regeneration due to their ability to maintain a sustained release of growth factors and to provide a place where cells that form new bone can enter and proliferate.
Manabu Tanaka, Kaoru Aoki, Hisao Haniu, Takayuki Kamanaka, Takashi Takizawa, Atsushi Sobajima, Kazushige Yoshida, Masanori Okamoto, Hiroyuki Kato, Naoto Saito   +9 more
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Eccrine Sweat Gland and Its Regeneration: Current Status and Future Directions

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Eccrine sweat glands (ESGs) play an important role in temperature regulation by secreting sweat. Insufficiency or dysfunction of ESGs in a hot environment or during exercise can lead to hyperthermia, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and even death, but the ...
Yao Lin, Liyun Chen, Mingjun Zhang, Sitian Xie, Lijie Du, Xiang Zhang, Haihong Li, Haihong Li   +7 more
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Antibacterial surface functionalization of biomedical scaffolds: A transformation towards more adaptive, resilient regenerative therapy

Results in Surfaces and Interfaces
Biomedical scaffolds are vital in regenerative medicine, offering a three-dimensional structure that mimics the extracellular matrix and support cell adhesion, migration, and differentiation. These scaffolds create a conducive microenvironment for tissue
Ika Dewi Ana, Nihal Engin Vrana, Aryan Morita, Gumilang Almas Pratama Satria, Skander Hathroubi   +4 more
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Stem Cell Therapy: A Newhope for Dentist [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2012
While the regeneration of a lost tissue is known to mankind for several years, it is only in the recent past that research on regenerative medicine/dentistry has gained momentum and eluded the dramatic yet scientific advancements in the field of ...
K. SARASWATHI GOPAL, ARATHY MANOHAR LANKUPALLI   +1 more
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Current Strategies for Tracheal Replacement: A Review

Life, 2021
Airway cancers have been increasing in recent years. Tracheal resection is commonly performed during surgery and is burdened from post-operative complications severely affecting quality of life.
Giuseppe Damiano, Vincenzo Davide Palumbo, Salvatore Fazzotta, Francesco Curione, Giulia Lo Monte, Valerio Maria Bartolo Brucato, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte   +6 more
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