Surface modification and property analysis of biomedical polymers used for tissue engineering

Z Ma, Z Mao, C Gao - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2007 - Elsevier
The response of host organism in macroscopic, cellular and protein levels to biomaterials is,
in most cases, closely associated with the materials' surface properties. In tissue …

Microengineering of cellular interactions

A Folch, M Toner - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Tissue function is modulated by an intricate architecture of cells and biomolecules
on a micrometer scale. Until now, in vitro cellular interactions were mainly studied by …

Microenvironments engineered by inkjet bioprinting spatially direct adult stem cells toward muscle-and bone-like subpopulations

JA Phillippi, E Miller, L Weiss, J Huard, A Waggoner… - Stem …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
In vivo, growth factors exist both as soluble and as solid-phase molecules, immobilized to
cell surfaces and within the extracellular matrix. We used this rationale to develop more …

Nerve growth factor‐immobilized polypyrrole: Bioactive electrically conducting polymer for enhanced neurite extension

N Gomez, CE Schmidt - … of biomedical materials research Part A, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Biomaterials that present multiple stimuli are attractive for a number of biomedical
applications. In particular, electrical and biological cues are important factors to include in …

A technique to immobilize bioactive proteins, including bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4), on titanium alloy

DA Puleo, RA Kissling, MS Sheu - Biomaterials, 2002 - Elsevier
Immobilization of biomolecules on surfaces enables both localization and retention of
molecules at the cell–biomaterial interface. Since metallic biomaterials used for orthopedic …

Covalent growth factor immobilization strategies for tissue repair and regeneration

KS Masters - Macromolecular bioscience, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Growth factors play a critical role in regulating processes involved in cellular differentiation
and tissue regeneration, and are therefore considered essential elements in many tissue …

Endothelial cells grown on thin polyelectrolyte mutlilayered films: an evaluation of a new versatile surface modification

C Boura, P Menu, E Payan, C Picart, JC Voegel… - Biomaterials, 2003 - Elsevier
Endothelial cell seeding constitutes an appreciated method to improve blood compatibility of
small-diameter vascular grafts. In this study, we report the development of a simple …

Covalently immobilized biosignal molecule materials for tissue engineering

Y Ito - Soft matter, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Immobilization of biosignal molecules including growth factors and cytokines is important for
developing biologically active materials which can contribute to tissue engineering as a …

Immobilization of bone morphogenetic protein‐2 on a nanofibrous chitosan membrane for enhanced guided bone regeneration

YJ Park, KH Kim, JY Lee, Y Ku, SJ Lee… - Biotechnology and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BMP‐2 (bone morphogenetic protein‐2) has been used in promoting bone formation and, in
combination with various delivery carriers, in bone regeneration or bone tissue‐engineering …

Engineered spatial patterns of FGF-2 immobilized on fibrin direct cell organization

PG Campbell, ED Miller, GW Fisher, LM Walker… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to initiate the exploration of cell behavioral responses to inkjet
printed spatial patterns of hormones biologically immobilized on biomimetic substrates. This …