Multifunctional nanostructured PLA materials for packaging and tissue engineering

I Armentano, N Bitinis, E Fortunati, S Mattioli… - Progress in Polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review reports the promising prospects of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) based nanostructured
materials considering two of their main potential uses, packaging and tissue engineering …

Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review

I Armentano, M Dottori, E Fortunati, S Mattioli… - … degradation and stability, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites have emerged in the last two decades as an efficient strategy to upgrade
the structural and functional properties of synthetic polymers. Aliphatic polyesters as …

Scaffolds for bone-tissue engineering

SS Lee, X Du, I Kim, SJ Ferguson - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Due to a prolonged life expectancy, the number of orthopedic-related fractures and
pathologies is increasing, leading to a tremendous demand for efficient orthopedic …

Cytoskeletal and focal adhesion influences on mesenchymal stem cell shape, mechanical properties, and differentiation down osteogenic, adipogenic, and …

PS Mathieu, EG Loboa - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold great potential for regenerative medicine and tissue-
engineering applications. They have multipotent differentiation capabilities and have been …

Insight into mechanobiology: how stem cells feel mechanical forces and orchestrate biological functions

C Argentati, F Morena, I Tortorella, M Bazzucchi… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The cross-talk between stem cells and their microenvironment has been shown to have a
direct impact on stem cells' decisions about proliferation, growth, migration, and …

Vitamin C treatment promotes mesenchymal stem cell sheet formation and tissue regeneration by elevating telomerase activity

F Wei, C Qu, T Song, G Ding, Z Fan… - Journal of cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cell sheet engineering has been developed as an alternative approach to improve
mesenchymal stem cell‐mediated tissue regeneration. In this study, we found that vitamin C …

PLA synthesis. From the monomer to the polymer

K Masutani, Y Kimura - 2014 - books.rsc.org
It is recorded that Théophile-Jules Pelouze first synthesized poly (lactic acid)(PLA) by
polycondensation of lactic acid in 1845. 1 In 1932, Wallace Hume Carothers et al …

Controlling self‐renewal and differentiation of stem cells via mechanical cues

MM Nava, MT Raimondi… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The control of stem cell response in vitro, including self‐renewal and lineage commitment,
has been proved to be directed by mechanical cues, even in the absence of biochemical …

Stem cell-biomaterial interactions for regenerative medicine

S Martino, F D'Angelo, I Armentano, JM Kenny… - Biotechnology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The synergism of stem cell biology and biomaterial technology promises to have a profound
impact on stem-cell-based clinical applications for tissue regeneration. Biomaterials …

Nanomaterials for engineering stem cell responses

P Kerativitayanan, JK Carrow… - Advanced healthcare …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress in nanotechnology has stimulated the development of multifunctional
biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. Synergistic interactions between …