The present invention provides a method of culturing a teratoma-like cell mass in conditions which are suitable for the further growth and/or differentiation of teratoma...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a biodegradable and porous polymeric substrate intended for tissue engineering use, suppressed in the pore closure phenomenon on the...
A composite scaffold for engineering a heterogeneous tissue is provided. The composite scaffold includes: (a) a first scaffold being capable of supporting formation of a...
By genomic DNA of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase having the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 in Sequence Listing, cDNA of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase having...
An agent stimulates differentiation and/or re-differentiation and inhibits de-differentiation of chondrocytes containing inhibitors of extracellular signal regulated protein kinase (ERK) or its upstream signaling molecule...
The present invention concerns universal biocompatible matrices comprising cross-linked hyaluronic acid-laminin gels useful for clinical applications including as implants, for tissue engineering as well as...
The present invention relates to biscarbodiimides, thiourea derivatives, urea derivatives, and cross-linked hyaluronan derivatives having at least one intramolecular disulfide bond, and methods of preparation...
PURPOSE: A porous supporter for tissue engineering obtained from a copolymer of biodegradable glycolide/ε-caprolactone having excellent mechanical properties such as flexibility and elasticity and biodegradability...
A collagen-binding hybrid polypeptide wherein the capability of binding to collagen is imparted to a functional polypeptide is provided. This hybrid polypeptide is composed of...
