Materials control of the epigenetics underlying cell plasticity

S Nemec, KA Kilian - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The dynamic epigenetic landscape directs gene expression patterns that dictate cellular
form and function, and drive the assembly of cells into tissues. The high degree of plasticity …

Understanding and modeling metastasis biology to improve therapeutic strategies for combating osteosarcoma progression

TM Fan, RD Roberts, MM Lizardo - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Osteosarcoma is a malignant primary tumor of bone, arising from transformed progenitor
cells with osteoblastic differentiation and osteoid production. While categorized as a rare …

Mgp High‐Expressing MSCs Orchestrate the Osteoimmune Microenvironment of Collagen/Nanohydroxyapatite‐Mediated Bone Regeneration

Z Wan, X Bai, X Wang, X Guo, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Activating autologous stem cells after the implantation of biomaterials is an important
process to initiate bone regeneration. Although several studies have demonstrated the …

Mechanics-controlled dynamic cell niches guided osteogenic differentiation of stem cells via preserved cellular mechanical memory

D Wei, A Liu, J Sun, S Chen, C Wu, H Zhu… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Stem cells sense and respond to their local dynamic mechanical niches, which further
regulate the cellular behaviors. While in naturally, instead of instantly responding to real …

DNA microarray analysis using a smartphone to detect the BRCA-1 gene

A Prasad, SMA Hasan, S Grouchy, MR Gartia - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA microarrays are used to examine changes in gene expression of a large number of
genes simultaneously by fluorescent labeling of complementary DNAs (cDNAs). The major …

Peptides and pseudopeptide ligands: a powerful toolbox for the affinity purification of current and next-generation biotherapeutics

W Chu, R Prodromou, KN Day, JD Schneible… - … of Chromatography A, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the consolidation of therapeutic proteins in the fight against cancer, autoimmune,
and neurodegenerative diseases, recent advancements in biochemistry and biotechnology …

[HTML][HTML] Tunable synthetic extracellular matrices to investigate breast cancer response to biophysical and biochemical cues

LA Sawicki, EM Ovadia, L Pradhan, JE Cowart… - APL …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is thought to play a critical role in the progression of breast
cancer. In this work, we have designed a photopolymerizable, biomimetic synthetic matrix for …

Defined microenvironments trigger in vitro gastrulation in human pluripotent stem cells

P Srivastava, S Romanazzo, C Kopecky… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gastrulation is a stage in embryo development where three germ layers arise to dictate the
human body plan. In vitro models of gastrulation have been demonstrated by treating …

Biomaterial screening of protein coatings and peptide additives: towards a simple synthetic mimic of a complex natural coating for a bio-artificial kidney

RC Van Gaal, AF Vrehen, JF Van Sprang… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bio-artificial kidneys require conveniently synthesized membranes providing signals that
regulate renal epithelial cell function. Therefore, we aimed to find synthetic analogues for …

The role of peptide microarrays in biomedical research

X Meng, J Wei, Y Wang, H Zhang, Z Wang - Analytical Methods, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide microarrays, comprising hundreds to thousands of different peptides on solid
supports in a spatially discrete pattern, are increasingly being used as high throughput …