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Prostaglandin E(2) Reverses Scar Tissue Production in Human Kidney Epithelial Cells: Implications for Biomaterial Implantation. comments

by Kim Jones Kimia Sorouri
Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...
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Mucoadhesive Polymeric Micelles for Enhanced Ocular Drug Delivery comments

by Karim Soliman
Drugs administered via topical eye drops suffer from low ocular bioavailability 5 due to anatomical and physiological barriers of the eye...
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Tenogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in aligned dense collagen hydrogels by mechanical stimulation comments

by Showan N. Nazhat Hyeree Park
Tendon and ligament reconstruction account for 30 billion per year in the USA alone1. Current gold standard is autograft-based, which limits supply and causes donor site morbidity...
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“On-Demand” Cell-loaded Nanofibrous Hydrogel Scaffolds via Direct Cell Reactive Electrospinning (CRE) comments

by Todd Hoare Fei XU
Hydrogels have been extensively studied as scaffolds for tissue engineering due to their cell compatibility and similar mechanical properties as native soft tissues...
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A Predictive Analytical Model for Compliant Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts comments

by Sophie Lerouge Mélusine Bouchet
Current synthetic vascular grafts VG lead to intimal hyperplasia and thrombosis which prevent their use in small diameter prostheses 6 mm ...
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