Periodontal tissue engineering and regeneration: current approaches and expanding opportunities

FM Chen, Y Jin - Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The management of periodontal tissue defects that result from periodontitis represents a
medical and socioeconomic challenge. Concerted efforts have been and still are being …

Tissue and cellular approaches to wound repair

PA Jimenez, SE Jimenez - … journal of surgery, 2004 - americanjournalofsurgery.com
Tissue engineering can be defined as the use of biomaterials with or without small
molecules, cells, genes, or gene products to maintain, replace, or repair organ function with …

Electro-acupuncture promotes differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, regeneration of nerve fibers and partial functional recovery after spinal cord injury

Q Yan, J Ruan, Y Ding, W Li, Y Li, Y Zeng - Experimental and Toxicologic …, 2011 - Elsevier
In order to improve the structure and function of acute spinal cord injury, the present study
investigated the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) on the differentiation of mesenchymal …

Tissue factory: conceptual design of a modular system for the in vitro generation of functional tissues

WW Minuth, R Strehl, K Schumacher - Tissue Engineering, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Tissue factory is a modular system designed to generate artificial tissues under optimal
perfusion culture conditions. The microenvironment within the culture containers can be fine …

Regenerating movements: embryonic stem cells and the politics of potentiality

C Ganchoff - Sociology of Health & Illness, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
This paper develops a theoretical frame for analysing social movements in/and biomedicine.
Drawing from work in social movement theory and science and technology studies, the …

The possible role of stem cells in acupuncture treatment for neurodegenerative diseases: a literature review of basic studies

TJ Ho, TM Chan, LI Ho, CY Lai, CH Lin… - Cell …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This review reports on recent findings concerning the effects of acupuncture and
electroacupuncture (EA) on stem cell mobilization and differentiation, in particular with …

Cytotherapeutics, cytotherapeutic units and methods for treatments using them

RJ Hariri - US Patent 8,617,535, 2013 - Google Patents
The present invention provides cytotherapeutic units comprising predetermined numbers of
selected types of potent cells. Assurance of the nature and identities of such cells is …

Alternative sources of adult stem cells: a possible solution to the embryonic stem cell debate

KE Moore, JF Mills, MM Thornton - Gender medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
The complex moral and ethical debate surrounding the definition of the origins of human life,
together with conflicting current and proposed legislation on state and federal levels, is …

Fetal liver as a source of autologous progenitor cells for perinatal tissue engineering

AS Krupnick, KR Balsara, D Kreisel, M Riha… - Tissue …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Mesenchymal progenitor cells, isolated from adult bone marrow, have been shown to have
utility for autologous tissue engineering. The possibility of isolating from the fetal …

Progenitor and embryonic stem cell transplantation for myocardial angiogenesis and functional restoration

Y Schwartz, R Kornowski - European heart journal, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The discovery of the main risk factors, the development of potent new drugs and
sophisticated procedures and interventions, have not yielded the expected 'victory'over …