Characterisation of structural changes in collagen with Raman spectroscopy

MG Martinez, AJ Bullock, S MacNeil… - Applied Spectroscopy …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Raman spectroscopy can detect conformational changes in collagen structures and these
findings are reviewed in this article. More specifically, some progressive diseases are mainly …

Current management of urethral stricture disease

TG Smith III - Indian Journal of Urology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A review of the scientific literature concerning urethral stricture, stenosis, treatment,
and outcomes was performed using Medline and PubMed (US National Library of Medicine …

Double-layer nanofibrous sponge tube via electrospun fiber and yarn for promoting urethral regeneration

K Zhang, MA Bhutto, L Wang, K Wang, J Liu, W Li… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Insufficient bionic performance is a structural obstacle and makes urethral repair
unobtainable. To overcome this challenge, we mimicked the urethral matrix and applied two …

Tissue-engineered PLLA/gelatine nanofibrous scaffold promoting the phenotypic expression of epithelial and smooth muscle cells for urethral reconstruction

G Liu, M Fu, F Li, W Fu, Z Zhao, H Xia, Y Niu - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The repair and regeneration of tissues using tissue-engineered scaffolds represent the
ultimate goal of regenerative medicine. Despite rapid developments in the field, urethral …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in urethral stricture management

MA Gallegos, RA Santucci - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Urethral stricture/stenosis is a narrowing of the urethral lumen. These conditions greatly
impact the health and quality of life of patients. Management of urethral strictures/stenosis is …

A multi-institutional evaluation of the management and outcomes of long-segment urethral strictures

JN Warner, I Malkawi, M Dhradkeh, PM Joshi… - Urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the treatment options and surgical outcomes of long-segment urethral
strictures—a review of the largest, international, multi-institutional series. Methods A …

Application of Wnt Pathway Inhibitor Delivering Scaffold for Inhibiting Fibrosis in Urethra Strictures: In Vitro and in Vivo Study

K Zhang, X Guo, W Zhao, G Niu, X Mo, Q Fu - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Objective: To evaluate the mechanical property and biocompatibility of the Wnt pathway
inhibitor (ICG-001) delivering collagen/poly (l-lactide-co-caprolactone)(P (LLA-CL)) scaffold …

Scaffold-based tissue engineering strategies for urethral repair and reconstruction

Y Jin, M Yang, W Zhao, M Liu, W Fang, Y Wang… - …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Urethral strictures are common in urology; however, the reconstruction of long urethral
strictures remains challenging. There are still unavoidable limitations in the clinical …

Sources, selection, and microenvironmental preconditioning of cells for urethral tissue engineering

Z Xuan, V Zachar, CP Pennisi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urethral stricture is a common urinary tract disorder in men that can be caused by iatrogenic
causes, trauma, inflammation, or infection and often requires reconstructive surgery. The …

A biomimetic hyaluronic acid‐silk fibroin nanofiber scaffold promoting regeneration of transected urothelium

Y Niu, M Galluzzi, F Deng, Z Zhao, M Fu… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study was designed to investigate the regulatory effect of hyaluronic acid (HA)—coating
silk fibroin (SF) nanofibers during epithelialization of urinary tract for urethral regeneration …