... biomaterials need to restore ECM structures to provide physical, biochemical, and biomechanical signals to define cellular behaviors and tissue functions. This review summarizes materials used for fibrous scaffolds including natural and synthetic materials, highlights recent development of fabrication...

... inconsistent across studies. Biomaterials provide researchers with a means to significantly improve stem cell transplant survival through two mechanisms: (1) a vehicle to deliver and protect the stem cells and (2) a substrate to control the cytotoxic injury environment. These biomaterial strategies can...

... biomaterials based on extracellular matrix (ECM) components like collagen, hyaluronic acid, and silk. Solid corneal implants based on recombinant human collagen type III were successfully implanted into patients resulting in regeneration of the corneal epithelium, stroma, and sub-basal nerve plexus. As ECM...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bioartificial organs Biomaterials Tissue engineering Biofabrication...

...Jonathan M. Zuidema; Ryan J. Gilbert; Manoj K. Gottipati Over several decades, biomaterial scientists have developed materials to spur axonal regeneration and limit secondary injury and tested these materials within preclinical animal models. Rarely, though, are astrocytes examined comprehensively...

... used. Tissue outgrowth on the polymer discs decreased and cell toxicity increased upon confrontation on bioabsorbable biomaterials and PVC. Bioabsorbable polymers as well as PVC decreased the branching points and total tube length of CD31-positive vascular structures in embryoid bodies...

... unsuccessful in many areas of neural regeneration. Therefore, researchers have begun exploring combined therapies with biomaterials that promote cell growth and differentiation while localizing cells in the injured area. The regrowth of myelinating oligodendrocytes from neural stem cells through a biomaterials...

... regeneration Sinus lift Implant Biomaterials Surgery Dental implants are widely used for rehabilitation of edentulous areas to provide a strong foundation for further restoration with fixed or removable prosthodontics without affecting adjacent healthy teeth [Jensen et al., 1998]. Some...

...Jason A. Palmer; Keren M. Abberton; Geraldine M. Mitchell; Wayne A. Morrison Macrophages predominate among the cells that directly interact with biomaterials and are key orchestrators of host-biomaterial interactions. However, the macrophage response to synthetic scaffolds in particular has...

... to in the content or advertisements. Bioactive glass Bone regeneration Biomaterials Aloplastic graft Bone tissue engineering offers a potential strategy to restore lost bone tissue. Currently, there are a variety of biomaterials that may be used clinically as bone substitutes; among them...

... joint. Photopolymerizations may provide many advantages for fabricating new biomaterials for the TMJ and may address some of the notable differences between the TMJ and other articulations. Specifically, the feasibility of trans-tissue (i.e. through the skin) photopolymerizations may yield less-invasive...