Three-dimensional porous biodegradable and biocompatible, polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering are prepared by a method involving effervescing of an effervescent salt in a gel to...
The present invention provides a method for preparing biodegradable porous polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering, comprising:a) fabricating a polymer sample from a polymer solution containing...
The invention provides fibrin-based, biocompatible materials useful in promoting cell growth, wound healing, and tissue regeneration. These materials are provided as part of several cell...
The invention relates to methods and compositions for the differentiation of stromal cells from adipose tissue into hematopoietic supporting stromal cells and myocytes of both...
Use of collagen of aquatic origin for the production of supports for tissue engineering is disclosed. The collagen may be obtained from fish skin, preferably...
The invention provides tissue engineering compositions and methods wherein three-dimensional matrices for growing cells are prepared for in vitro and in vivo use. The matrices...
Disclosed are advantageous methods for patterning and/or mineralizing biomaterial surfaces. The techniques described are particularly useful for generating three-dimensional or contoured bioimplant materials with patterned...
A biodegradable porous device for tissue engineering is disclosed, which comprises (A) a porous polymeric scaffold comprising a co-continuous phase of a first biodegradable polymer...
Bioabsorbable biocompatible polymers which provide a good match between their properties and those of certain tissue structures are provided. The bioabsorbable biocompatible polymers can be...
The invention concerns a composite product forming a collagen support comprising at least a porous collagen layer coated on at least a surface with a...
This invention belongs to the genetic engineering field, and provides the novel G protein-coupled receptor family protein SREB2 expressed in the central nervous system, genes...
The present invention relates to a transcription regulatory region of a myostatin gene. In particular, the invention relates to a 2.5 kb polynucleotide immediately 5'...
The invention provides tissue engineering compositions and methods wherein three-dimensional matrices for growing cells are prepared for in vitro and in vivo use. The matrices...
A fiber-reinforced, polymeric implant material useful for tissue engineering, and method of making same are provided. The fibers are preferably aligned predominantly parallel to each...
The present invention relates to novel polymeric compositions based upon An(BCB)An polyester/polyether multi-blocks. Compositions according to the present invention exhibit unexpectedly exceptional reverse thermal gellation...
Provided is a method for production of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles, and nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles produced according to the method. The nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles exhibit substantially...
A system, including catheter apparatus, and related method for performing site specific therapy. The catheter apparatus can include one or more semipermeable microcatheters for use...
Crosslinked compositions formed from water-insoluble copolymers are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two cross-linkable functional...
Disclosed are advantageous methods for patterning and/or mineralizing biomaterial surfaces. The techniques described are particularly useful for generating three-dimensional or contoured bioimplant materials with patterned...
Methods and apparatus are described for enhancing operator independent image cytometry. Aspects of the invention include enhanced tissue surface tracking which can detect both tissue...
