‘Ship-in-a-Bottle’ Integration of pH-Sensitive 3D Proteinaceous Meshes into Microfluidic Channels by Daniela Serien, Koji Sugioka, Aiko Narazaki

“…High-performance biochips can be fabricated using the ‘ship-in-a-bottle’ integration technique, in which functional microcomponents or biomimetic structures are embedded inside closed microchannels using fs-LDW. …”
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Developing human upper, lower, and deep lung airway models: Combining different scaffolds and developing complex co-cultures by Rasika S Murkar, Cornelia Wiese-Rischke, Tobias Weigel, Sascha Kopp, Heike Walles

“…As published, designing human alveolar in vitro models require thin scaffold to mimic the required ultra-thin ECM, in addition to assuring right balanced AT1/AT2 ratio for biomimetic representation. We concluded that co-cultivation of primary/stem cells or cell lines has a higher influence on the function of the airway tissue models than the applied scaffolds.…”
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The Conditioned Medium of Calcined Tooth Powder Promotes the Osteogenic and Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells via MAPK Signaling Pathways by Jintao Wu, Na Li, Yuan Fan, Yanqiu Wang, Yongchun Gu, Zehan Li, Yin Pan, Gobin Romila, Zuomin Zhou, Jinhua Yu

“…The calcined tooth powder (CTP), a type of allogeneic biomimetic mineralized material, has been confirmed that can promote new bone formation when obtained at high temperature. …”
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Design of 3D Hybrid Plant Extract/Marine and Bovine Collagen Matrixes as Potential Dermal Scaffolds for Skin Wound Healing by Aida Lahmar, Maroua Rjab, Fairouz Sioud, Mouna Selmi, Abir Salek, Soumaya Kilani-Jaziri, Leila Chekir Ghedira

“…Tissue engineering involves the use of smart biomimetic hybrid matrices to reinforce the cellular interaction with the matrix and restore native properties after regeneration. …”
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A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions by Hao Yang, Zhe Tao, Jian Yang, Wenpeng Ma, Haoyu Zhang, Min Xu, Ming Wu, Shuaishuai Sun, Hu Jin, Weihua Li, Liu Wang, Shiwu Zhang

“…Here, we develop a lightweight prosthetic hand that possesses biomimetic 19-DOF dexterity by integrating 38 shape-memory alloy (SMA) actuators to precisely control five fingers and the wrist. …”
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Effects of Osseointegration by Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 on Titanium Implants In Vitro and In Vivo by Fu-Yuan Teng, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yin-Lai Wang, Chun-Cheng Hung, Chun-Chieh Tseng

“…This study designed a biomimetic implant for reducing healing time and achieving early osseointegration to create an active surface. …”
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Smooth Muscle Cell Alignment and Phenotype Control by Melt Spun Polycaprolactone Fibers for Seeding of Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels by Animesh Agrawal, Bae Hoon Lee, Scott A. Irvine, Jia An, Ramya Bhuthalingam, Vaishali Singh, Kok Yao Low, Chee Kai Chua, Subbu S. Venkatraman

“…A method has been developed to induce and retain a contractile phenotype for vascular smooth muscle cells, as the first step towards the development of a biomimetic blood vessel construct with minimal compliance mismatch. …”
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Versatile Click Chemistry-based Approaches to Illuminate DNA and RNA G-Quadruplexes in Human Cells by Angélique Pipier, David Monchaud

“…Herein, we briefly explain what a G4 is and how they can be visualized in human cells; then, we present the strategy we have been developing for several years now for in situ click G4 imaging, which relies on the use of biomimetic G4 ligands referred to as TASQs (for template-assembled synthetic G-quartets) and is far more straightforward and modular than classically used immunodetection methods. …”
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Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering by Haojiang Li, Shi Shen, Haitao Fu, Zhenyong Wang, Xu Li, Xiang Sui, Mei Yuan, Shuyun Liu, Guiqin Wang, Quanyi Guo

“…Tissue engineering (TE) technology has been used in multiple tissues and organs using its biomimetic and cellular cell abilities, and scaffolds are now seen as an important part of building seed cell microenvironments. …”
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Dual functional hydrogel of osteoclastic-inhibition and osteogenic-stimulation for osteoporotic bone defect regeneration by Lei Yu, Wentao Wang, Chang Lv, Qian Chen, Peng Yang, Zhenrong Qi, Haomiao Yu, Ruiqi Cao, Wenhao Li, Yi Qin, Gaoran Ge, Peilai Liu, Lixin Zhu, Houyi Sun, Dechun Geng, Liang Zhang

“…MBG@D5-Gel holds great potential as an effective organic-inorganic hybrid biomimetic implant material for the treatment of osteoporotic bone defects.…”
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Modeling and Analysis of Prostate Soft Tissue Puncture Performance using Puncture Needle by Bing Li, Lipeng Yuan

“…Subsequently, a puncture platform is built and many biomimetic soft tissue models are established. Multiple puncture experiments on the influencing factors are conducted using the method of controlling a single variable. …”
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Electrospun Gelatin/β-TCP Composite Nanofibers Enhance Osteogenic Differentiation of BMSCs and In Vivo Bone Formation by Activating Ca2+-Sensing Receptor Signaling by Xuehui Zhang, Song Meng, Ying Huang, Mingming Xu, Ying He, Hong Lin, Jianmin Han, Yuan Chai, Yan Wei, Xuliang Deng

“…Previously, we developed a biomimetic composite nanofibrous membrane of gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and confirmed their biological activity in vitro and bone regeneration in vivo. …”
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3D Printed Swordfish‐Like Wireless Millirobot by Xingcheng Ou, Yu Sheng, Jiaqi Huang, Dantong Huang, Xiaohong Li, Ran Bi, Guoliang Chen, Weijie Hu, Shuang‐Zhuang Guo

“…This 20 mm long robot features a streamlined form and magnetically programmable movements, enabling biomimetic locomotion patterns such as straight‐line swimming and turning swimming. …”
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Bioinspired hierarchical porous tough adhesive to promote sealing of high-pressure bleeding by Yinghao Li, Dongling Xiao, Weixi Yan, Meilin Jiang, Ju Tan, Zhongliang Qin, Jingting Zhou, Yue Sun, Mingcan Yang, Guanyuan Yang, Yawei Gu, Yong Liu, Chuhong Zhu

“…Our findings present a promising biomimetic strategy for engineering biomechanically compatible and tough adhesive hydrogels, facilitating prompt and effective treatment of hemorrhagic wounds.…”
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3D Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Scaffolds: From Preparations and Properties to Tissue Regeneration Applications by Shanshan Han, Kexin Nie, Jingchao Li, Qingqing Sun, Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaomeng Li, Qian Li

“…Three-dimensional (3D) electrospun nanofiber-based scaffolds can provide stem cells with 3D microenvironments and biomimetic fibrous structures. Thus, they have been demonstrated to be good candidates for in vivo repair of different tissues. …”
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Development of Prevascularized Synthetic Block Graft for Maxillofacial Reconstruction by Borvornwut Buranawat, Abeer Shaalan, Devy F. Garna, Lucy Di Silvio

“…Cranio-maxillofacial bone reconstruction, especially for large defects, remains challenging. Synthetic biomimetic materials are emerging as alternatives to autogenous grafts. …”
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Analysis of Spiders’ Joint Kinematics and Driving Modes under Different Ground Conditions by Xin Hao, Wenxing Ma, Chunbao Liu, Yilei Li, Zhihui Qian, Luquan Ren, Lei Ren

“…The kinematic patterns identified in this study provide improved understanding of the hydraulic transmission mechanisms, the factors that affect motion stability, and the design of biomimetic systems.…”
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Vascular Guidance: Microstructural Scaffold Patterning for Inductive Neovascularization by Daniel Muller, Harvey Chim, Augustinus Bader, Matthew Whiteman, Jan-Thorsten Schantz

“…Microstructural patterning through biomimetic vascular channels within a polymer scaffold might induce neovascularization, allowing fabrication of large engineered constructs. …”
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Studying breast cancer lung metastasis using a multi-compartment microfluidic device with a mimetic tumor-stroma interaction model by Bahareh Zarin, Laleh Rafiee, Sorosh Abdollahi, Maryam Vatani, Mohsen Hassani, Amir Sanati-Nezhad, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard

“…The invasion rate and gap closure of MCF7/CAF_NLF was significantly higher than MCF7_NLF (P < 0.0001). β4 integrin inhibition reduced the rate of gap closure and invasion of both (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Biomimetic microfluidic-based tumor models hold promise for studying cancer metastasis mechanisms. …”
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Inertial Memory Effects in Molecular Transport Across Nanoporous Membranes by Slobodanka Galovic, Milena Čukić, Dalibor Chevizovich

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