Tubular polymer scaffolds based on tissue engineering techniques have been studied as potential alternatives for vascular regeneration implants. The blood vessels of the cardiovascular system are mainly fibrous, composed ...

Odour-mediated signal transduction is a complex process that occurs in the cilia of olfactory sensory neurons. To gain insight in to the molecular organization of the odour transduction machinery, we developed a procedure ...

The strategies of bottom-up design of inorganic structures from biological templates enable cheap, ecofriendly and efficient fabrication of nano-structured materials. Here, template assembly of silica nanostructures were ...

Vascular graft surgeries are often conducted in trauma cases, which has increased the demand for scaffolds with good biocompatibility profiles. Biodegradable scaffolds resembling the extracellular matrix (ECM) of blood ...

Random and aligned electrospun scaffolds were prepared combining poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) and activated platelet-rich plasma (PRGF) at various proportions, with the aim of elucidating the role of nanofibers orientation ...

In this work, Biosilicate scaffolds were synthesized using the foam replica technique. Biosilicate is highly bioactive, biodegradable, antibacterial, and non-toxic. Despite of these properties, Biosilicate scaffolds present ...

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) accelerate the osteointegration of bone grafts and improve the efficiency in the formation of uniform bone tissue, providing a practical and clinically attractive approach in ...

Scaffolds of chitosan and collagen can offer a biological niche for the growth of adipose derived stem cells (ADSC). The objective of this work was to characterize the physico-chemical properties of the scaffolds and the ...

Purpose: Scaffolds are artificial structures that provide a temporary template to withstand mechanical loads in vivo during the process of bone regeneration. They should present a highly porous three-dimensional structure ...