Chitosan-based nanoparticles against bacterial infections

S Rashki, K Asgarpour, H Tarrahimofrad… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan nanomaterials have become a hot topic in biomedicine due to exerting
antimicrobial effects with interestingly high levels of biodegradability and biocompatibility …

Physical influences of the extracellular environment on cell migration

G Charras, E Sahai - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
The way in which a cell migrates is influenced by the physical properties of its surroundings,
in particular the properties of the extracellular matrix. How the physical aspects of the cell's …

Scanningless and continuous 3D bioprinting of human tissues with decellularized extracellular matrix

C Yu, X Ma, W Zhu, P Wang, KL Miller, J Stupin… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Decellularized extracellular matrices (dECMs) have demonstrated excellent utility as
bioscaffolds in recapitulating the complex biochemical microenvironment, however, their use …

Electroconductive natural polymer-based hydrogels

Z Shi, X Gao, MW Ullah, S Li, Q Wang, G Yang - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogels prepared from natural polymers have received immense considerations over the
past decade due to their safe nature, biocompatibility, hydrophilic properties, and …

Chitosan based biocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

S Saravanan, RS Leena, N Selvamurugan - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The clinical demand for scaffolds and the diversity of available polymers provide freedom in
the fabrication of scaffolds to achieve successful progress in bone tissue engineering (BTE) …

The matrix environmental and cell mechanical properties regulate cell migration and contribute to the invasive phenotype of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The minimal structural unit of a solid tumor is a single cell or a cellular compartment such as
the nucleus. A closer look inside the cells reveals that there are functional compartments or …

3D collagen alignment limits protrusions to enhance breast cancer cell persistence

KM Riching, BL Cox, MR Salick, C Pehlke, AS Riching… - Biophysical journal, 2014 - cell.com
Patients with mammographically dense breast tissue have a greatly increased risk of
developing breast cancer. Dense breast tissue contains more stromal collagen, which …

In vitro microvessels for the study of angiogenesis and thrombosis

Y Zheng, J Chen, M Craven, NW Choi… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Microvascular networks support metabolic activity and define microenvironmental conditions
within tissues in health and pathology. Recapitulation of functional microvascular structures …

The effect of mean pore size on cell attachment, proliferation and migration in collagen–glycosaminoglycan scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

CM Murphy, MG Haugh, FJ O'brien - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
In the literature there are conflicting reports on the optimal scaffold mean pore size required
for successful bone tissue engineering. This study set out to investigate the effect of mean …

Natural biomaterials for cardiac tissue engineering: a highly biocompatible solution

QA Majid, ATR Fricker, DA Gregory… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) constitute a major fraction of the current major global
diseases and lead to about 30% of the deaths, ie, 17.9 million deaths per year. CVD include …