PURPOSE: Rapamycin has antiproliferative and antifibrogenic effects in vitro and in vivo. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of rapamycin on transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1 induced myofibroblast differentiation (alpha smoot...
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery
27044226
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) combined with chitosan on the immediate retraction rate of rabbit expanded skin.
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery
27044225
OBJECTIVE: To prepare the small intestinal submucosa (SIS)-silk composite scaffold for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and to evaluate its properties of biomechanics, biocompatibility, and the influence on synovial fluid leaking into...
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery
27044223
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between infection and capsular contracture by observing the effect of infection on the formation of the surrounding capsule after breast implants.
In robotics, there is a need for small scale, compliant actuators for use in medical applications or minimally invasive environmental monitoring. Biohybrid devices offer one solution to this need by using muscle cells to actuate compliant scaffolds. ...
Mathematical medicine and biology : a journal of the IMA
27672182
During clotting under flow, platelets bind and activate on collagen and release autocrinic factors such as ADP and thromboxane, while tissue factor (TF) on the damaged wall leads to localized thrombin generation. Towards patient-specific simulation o...