PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively sterilize collagen used as a biological substitute for the tissue engineering use maintaining the biological and physical properties of...
Biodegradable cross-linkers having a polyacid core with at least two acidic groups covalently connected to reactive groups usable to cross-link polymer filaments are disclosed, wherein...
A bio-synthetic matrix comprising a hydrogel which is formed by cross-linking a synthetic polymer and a bio-polymer is provided. The matrix is robust, biocompatible and...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide titanium or titanium alloy which has biocompatibility, and which supports biologically active substances which can be utilized as a...
Isolated protein complexes are provided comprising growth factors such as IGF-I, IGF-II, VEGF or PDGF, or at least domains thereof that enable binding to and...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an easy observation in the vicinity of the surface of a substrate material enabling the interaction between cells and...
The present invention relates to stereocomplex hydrogels for drug delivery and tissue engineering. The hydrogels comprise block or graft polymers with at least one hydrophilic...
Proteins are incorporated into protein or polysaccharide matrices for use in tissue repair, regeneration and/or remodeling and/or drug delivery. The proteins can be incorporated so...
A method of producing a tissue engineering construct. The method includes providing a population of embryonic stem cells, seeding the embryonic stem cells on a...
The invention relates to synthetic, bioabsorbable polymer materials and implants, like fibres, sutures, meshes and other tissue management, wound closure or tissue engineering devices, which...