The behavior of cardiac progenitor cells on macroporous pericardium-derived scaffolds

Cardiogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells with gold nanoparticle loaded functionalized nanofibers

“…Naturally derived materials used in experimental or clinical treatment of infarcts include matrix gel (matrigel) [11], pericardium scaffolds [12], fibrin [13], collagen [14] and decellularized myocardial matrix [15], all of which has the inherent property of enhancing cell and tissue function in the myocardial regions. They act as a natural substrate for cellular attachment, proliferation and differentiation in its native state.…”

Fabrication and Characterization of Heparin/Collagen Sponge for in Vitro Differentiation of Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Hepatocytes

“…Next, 10 mg/mL of collagen powder was dissolved in 0.5 M acetic acid (1% w/v) on ice and 1 mL of the mixture was poured into a well of a 24-well plate culture dish (Jetbiofil, China). The plate was kept at -70°C overnight and subsequently freeze-dried to form a sponge-shape disc (22).…”

Mechanical reinforcement of urinary bladder matrix by electrospun polycaprolactone nanofibers

“…Rat bladder tissues were decellularized, as previously described [11]. In brief, rat bladder tissue slices were washed with Dulbecco's Phosphate-Bu ered Saline (PBS) and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS, 1% w/v) for 24 h. The tissue was nally treated with a nuclease solution, and then washed in sterile PBS.…”

“…Biomaterials in the bladder tissue engineering are biological materials, such as acellular tissue matrices [10,11], derived from natural sources or synthetic polymers, such as polycaprolacton (PCL) [7,12], using various fabrication techniques such as electrospinning, solvent casting, particulate leaching, 3D printing, gas foaming, phase separation, and freeze drying [9,[13][14][15][16]. Incorporation of both biological and synthetic materials along with the goal of reinforcing matrices' mechanical properties and optimizing biological properties has been proposed in previous studies [12].…”