Tissue regeneration alternatives for peripheral vascular disease are actively being investigated; however, few studies in this area have probed the role of the wound healing monocyte-derived… (More)
Isolated cell systems of human neutrophils (PMNs) and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) were used to compare the destructive potential of these cells during the acute and chronic phases of… (More)
In tissue engineering, the ability to manipulate scaffold design characteristics is important to achieve functional tissue regeneration. In this study, degradable polar hydrophobic ionic polyurethane… (More)
This article reviews the principal modes of dental composite material degradation and relates them to the specific components of the composites themselves. Particular emphasis is placed on the… (More)
Potential benefits of co-culturing monocytes (MC) with vascular smooth muscle cells have been reported on for tissue engineering applications with a degradable, polar, hydrophobic, and ionic… (More)
High porosity and pore interconnectivity are important features of a successful tissue engineering scaffold. The objective of this work was to optimize the pore interconnectivity and to increase the… (More)
After almost half a century of use in the health field, polyurethanes (PUs) remain one of the most popular group of biomaterials applied for medical devices. Their popularity has been sustained as a… (More)
Bis-GMA-containing resin composites and adhesives undergo biodegradation by human-saliva-derived esterases, yielding Bis-hydroxy-propoxy-phenyl-propane (Bis-HPPP). The hypothesis of this study is… (More)
It has been demonstrated that human saliva contains cholesterol esterase (CE)- and pseudocholinesterase (PCE)-like hydrolase activities. While PCE has been shown to preferentially degrade triethylene… (More)