End-stage heart failure is a deadly disease. Current total artificial hearts (TAHs) carry high mortality and morbidity and offer low quality of life. To overcome current biocompatibility issues, we propose the concept of a soft robotic, hybrid (pumpi...
Measures of structural protein alignment within biological and engineered tissues are needed for improved understanding of their mechanical behavior and functionality. We advance our method of measuring protein alignment using polarized Raman spectro...
Osteoinduction is an important feature of the next generation of bone repair materials. But the key structural factors and parameters of osteoinductive scaffolds are not yet clarified. This study leverages the efficiency of high-throughput screening ...
Blending poly (lactic acid) (PLA) with poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) improves the strength and hydrophilicity of nanofibers, making them suitable for biomedical applications like wound dressings. This study explores how electrospinning parameters-applie...
Due to the low density of chondrocytes and limited ability to repair damaged extracellular matrix (ECM) in cartilage, many patients with congenital or acquired craniofacial trauma require filler graft materials to support facial structure, restore fu...
Skeletal muscle's elegant protein-based architecture powers motion throughout the animal kingdom, with its constituent actomyosin complexes driving intra- and extra-cellular motion. Classical motors and recently developed soft actuators cannot match ...
The biliary system is crucial for liver function, regulating bile production, secretion, and transport. Dysfunctions within this system can lead to various diseases, such as cholangiopathies and biliary fibrosis, which may progress from benign to mal...
Tissue regeneration after a wound occurs through three main overlapping and interrelated stages namely inflammatory, proliferative, and remodelling phases, respectively. The inflammatory phase is key for successful tissue reconstruction and triggers ...
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pivotal in advancing regenerative medicine; however, the large-scale production of MSCs for clinical applications faces significant challenges related to efficiency, cost, and quality assurance. We introduce the Auto...
In biomimetic design, researchers recreate existing biological structures to form functional devices. For biohybrid robotic swimmers assembled with tissue engineering, this is problematic because most devices operate at different length scales than t...
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