Emerging Nano/Micro-Structured Degradable Polymeric Meshes for Pelvic Floor Reconstruction

3D Printing of Drug-Loaded Thermoplastic Polyurethane Meshes: A Potential Material for Soft Tissue Reinforcement in Vaginal Surgery

(2020) Juan Domínguez-Robles et al.   Pharmaceutics

Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes With Endometrial MSCs Modulate Foreign Body Response by Increased Angiogenesis, Matrix Synthesis, and Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression in Mice: Implication in Pelvic Floor

(2020) Shayanti Mukherjee et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Electrospun nanofiber mesh with fibroblast growth factor and stem cells for pelvic floor repair

(2019) Signe Gellert Hansen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

Biomaterials: Foreign Bodies or Tuners for the Immune Response?

(2019) Erminia Mariani et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Impact of Polypropylene Prolapse Mesh on Vaginal Smooth Muscle in Rhesus Macaque

(2019) Rebecca M. Shaffer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The changing regulatory landscape for biomedical implants and its relationship to withdrawal of some vaginal mesh products

(2019) Naside Mangir et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY

Tissue engineering approaches for treating pelvic organ prolapse using a novel source of stem/stromal cells and new materials

(2019) Caroline E. Gargett et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY

Designing new synthetic materials for use in the pelvic floor

(2019) Sabiniano Roman et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY

Mesh-related complications of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy

(2019) Georgina Baines et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

US FDA rules manufacturers to stop selling mesh devices

(2019) Ed Holt   LANCET

Characterization of the T-Cell Response to Polypropylene Mesh in Women With Complications

(2019) Lauren Tennyson et al.   OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY

The use of polymeric meshes for pelvic organ prolapse: Current concepts, challenges, and future perspectives

(2019) Elena Mancuso et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

Mesenchymal stem cell-based bioengineered constructs: foreign body response, cross-talk with macrophages and impact of biomaterial design strategies for pelvic floor disorders

(2019) Shayanti Mukherjee et al.   Interface Focus

Immunomodulated electrospun fibrous scaffolds via bFGF camouflage for pelvic regeneration

(2019) Yong Wang et al.   Applied Materials Today

3D bioprinted endometrial stem cells on melt electrospun poly ε-caprolactone mesh for pelvic floor application promote anti-inflammatory responses in mice

(2019) Kallyanashis Paul et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Composite mesh design for delivery of autologous mesenchymal stem cells influences mesh integration, exposure and biocompatibility in an ovine model of pelvic organ prolapse

(2019) Emmerson S et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Updates and Controversies of Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Gynecologic Surgery

(2019) AARON VARGHESE et al.   CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Diagnostic value of pelvic floor ultrasonography for diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review

(2019) Yuanjing Gao et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Electrospinning of polycaprolacton/chitosan core-shell nanofibers by a stable emulsion system

(2019) Liang Ma et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

ECM-mimicking nanofibrous matrix coaxes macrophages toward an anti-inflammatory phenotype: Cellular behaviors and transcriptome analysis

(2019) Rui-Xin Wu et al.   Applied Materials Today

Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges

(2018) Tuan D. Ngo et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Demonstration of improved tissue integration and angiogenesis with an elastic, estradiol releasing polyurethane material designed for use in pelvic floor repair

(2018) Sarah Shafaat et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Implant Porosity and the Foreign Body Response

(2018) Sumanas W. Jordan et al.   PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

In Vivo Survival of Human Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplanted Under the Kidney Capsule of Immunocompromised Mice

(2018) Shanti Gurung et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Porous poly-l-lactide-co-ɛ-caprolactone scaffold: a novel biomaterial for vaginal tissue engineering

(2018) Reetta Sartoneva et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Gentle cyclic straining of human fibroblasts on electrospun scaffolds enhances their regenerative potential

(2018) Mahshid Vashaghian et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Blended Nanostructured Degradable Mesh with Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes Tissue Integration and Anti-Inflammatory Response in Vivo for Pelvic Floor Application

(2018) Shayanti Mukherjee et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Role of the Complement System in the Response to Orthopedic Biomaterials

(2018) Yvonne Mödinger et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Endometrial mesenchymal stem/stromal cell modulation of T cell proliferation

(2018) Xiaoqing Yang et al.   REPRODUCTION

Consensus Statement of the European Urology Association and the European Urogynaecological Association on the Use of Implanted Materials for Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence

(2017) Christopher R. Chapple et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Transrectal Mesh Erosion Requiring Bowel Resection

(2017) Marta Maria Kemp et al.   Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Recent Advances in Understanding Pelvic-Floor Tissue of Women With and Without Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Considerations for Physical Therapists

(2017) Kimberly Saunders   PHYSICAL THERAPY

Stiffness and strength tailoring of cobalt chromium graded cellular structures for stress-shielding reduction

(2017) Sakkadech Limmahakhun et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Tissue response to collagen containing polypropylene meshes in an ovine vaginal repair model

(2016) Saeedeh Darzi et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Production of ascorbic acid releasing biomaterials for pelvic floor repair

(2016) Naşide Mangır et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Host response to synthetic mesh in women with mesh complications

(2016) Alexis L. Nolfi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

3D bioprinting for engineering complex tissues

(2016) Christian Mandrycky et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Exploring the basic science of prolapse meshes

(2016) Rui Liang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Preclinical animal study and human clinical trial data of co-electrospun poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) and fibrinogen mesh for anterior pelvic floor reconstruction

(2016) Hongbing He et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Tubular Tissues and Organs of Human Body—Challenges in Regenerative Medicine

(2016) Aleksander Góra et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

Evaluating Alternative Materials for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Comparison of the In Vivo Response to Meshes Implanted in Rabbits

(2016) Sabiniano Roman et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Toward a new generation of pelvic floor implants with electrospun nanofibrous matrices: A feasibility study

(2016) Mahshid Vashaghian et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Melt electrospinning today: An opportune time for an emerging polymer process

(2016) Toby D. Brown et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Electrospun Matrices for Pelvic Floor Repair: Effect of Fiber Diameter on Mechanical Properties and Cell Behavior

(2016) Mahshid Vashaghian et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Engineering Immunomodulatory Biomaterials To Tune the Inflammatory Response

(2016) Ajaykumar Vishwakarma et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

A novel nano-silver coated and hydrogel-impregnated polyurethane nanofibrous mesh for ventral hernia repair

(2016) Shibin Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

Endometrial mesenchymal stem cells as a cell based therapy for pelvic organ prolapse

(2016) Stuart J Emmerson et al.   World Journal of Stem Cells

Linking the foreign body response and protein adsorption to PEG-based hydrogels using proteomics

(2015) Mark D. Swartzlander et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Stress-shielding, growth and remodeling of pulmonary artery reinforced with copolymer scaffold and transposed into aortic position

(2015) Francesco Nappi et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Human mesenchymal stem cells - current trends and future prospective

(2015) Imran Ullah et al.   BIOSCIENCE REPORTS

Stem Cell Therapies in Clinical Trials: Progress and Challenges

(2015) Alan Trounson et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Endometrial stem/progenitor cells: the first 10 years

(2015) Caroline E. Gargett et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Mesenchymal stem cells and adaptive immune responses

(2015) Wei Cao et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Mesenchymal stromal cells and the innate immune response

(2015) Katarina Le Blanc et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Integration of nondegradable polystyrene and degradable gelatin in a core–sheath nanofibrous patch for pelvic reconstruction

(2015) Liangpeng Ge et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Improvement of hydrophilic properties of electrospun polyamide-imide fibrous mats by atmospheric-pressure plasma treatment

(2015) Soo-Jin Park et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS

Impact of Prolapse Meshes on the Metabolism of Vaginal Extracellular Matrix in Rhesus Macaque

(2015) Rui Liang et al.   OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY

Neutrophil Responses to Sterile Implant Materials

(2015) Siddharth Jhunjhunwala et al.   PLoS One

The translation of cell-based therapies: clinical landscape and manufacturing challenges

(2015) Thomas RJ Heathman et al.   Regenerative Medicine

Macrophages, Foreign Body Giant Cells and Their Response to Implantable Biomaterials

(2015) Zeeshan Sheikh et al.   Materials

Inhibition of Transforming Growth Factor-β Receptor signaling promotes culture expansion of undifferentiated human Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem/stromal Cells

(2015) Shanti Gurung et al.   Scientific Reports

Biomaterials for Pelvic Floor Reconstructive Surgery: How Can We Do Better?

(2015) Giulia Gigliobianco et al.   Biomed Research International

3D Bioprinting of Vascularized, Heterogeneous Cell-Laden Tissue Constructs

(2014) David B. Kolesky et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in post-menopausal endometrium

(2014) D. Ulrich et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Can highly purified collagen coating modulate polypropylene mesh immune-inflammatory and fibroblastic reactions? Immunohistochemical analysis in a rat model

(2014) Fernando Goulart Fernandes Dias et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

3D bioprinting of tissues and organs

(2014) Sean V Murphy et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound for imaging mesh implants following sacrocolpopexy

(2014) V. H. Eisenberg et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

AcuteIn VivoResponse to an Alternative Implant for Urogynecology

(2014) Sabiniano Roman Regueros et al.   Biomed Research International

25th Anniversary Article: Engineering Hydrogels for Biofabrication

(2013) Jos Malda et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Macrophage functional polarization (M1/M2) in response to varying fiber and pore dimensions of electrospun scaffolds

(2013) Koyal Garg et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Epidemiology and prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse

(2013) Denise Chow et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY

Preparation and characterization of PLGA microspheres by the electrospraying method for delivering simvastatin for bone regeneration

(2013) Subrata Deb Nath et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Tissue engineering as a potential alternative or adjunct to surgical reconstruction in treating pelvic organ prolapse: reply to Osman et al.

(2013) Marie Boennelycke et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

3D simulation of pelvic system numerical simulation for a better understanding of the contribution of the uterine ligaments

(2013) C. Rubod et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Characterisation of clinical and newly fabricated meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair

(2013) Sharon L. Edwards et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Bone tissue engineering using 3D printing

(2013) Susmita Bose et al.   Materials Today

Effects of Chitosan Coatings on Polypropylene Mesh for Implantation in a Rat Abdominal Wall Model

(2013) Natasha Udpa et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Macrophage polarization: An opportunity for improved outcomes in biomaterials and regenerative medicine

(2012) Bryan N. Brown et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Deterioration in biomechanical properties of the vagina following implantation of a high-stiffness prolapse mesh

(2012) A Feola et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Vaginal degeneration following implantation of synthetic mesh with increased stiffness

(2012) R Liang et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

A Novel Marker of Human Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem-Like Cells

(2012) Hirotaka Masuda et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Endometrial reconstruction from stem cells

(2012) Caroline E. Gargett et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Pelvic floor muscle strength predicts stress urinary incontinence in primiparous women after vaginal delivery

(2012) Sabrina Mattos Baracho et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Porcine urinary bladder matrix-polypropylene mesh: a novel scaffold material reduces immunorejection in rat pelvic surgery

(2012) Lubin Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Production and characterization of polycaprolactone nanofibers via forcespinning™ technology

(2012) Zachary McEachin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Advances in Polymeric Systems for Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Applications

(2012) Rajeswari Ravichandran et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Mechanical Properties of Mesh Materials Used for Hernia Repair and Soft Tissue Augmentation

(2012) Peter P. Pott et al.   PLoS One

Endometrial regeneration and endometrial stem/progenitor cells

(2012) Caroline E. Gargett et al.   REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS

Optimization and Scale-up Culture of Human Endometrial Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Potential for Clinical Application

(2012) Gayathri Rajaraman et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Perivascular Human Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem Cells Express Pathways Relevant to Self-Renewal, Lineage Specification, and Functional Phenotype1

(2011) Trimble L.B. Spitzer et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Structural and mechanical profiles of native collagen fibers in vaginal wall connective tissues

(2011) Indumathi Sridharan et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Organ printing: from bioprinter to organ biofabrication line

(2011) Vladimir Mironov et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Uniaxial biomechanical properties of seven different vaginally implanted meshes for pelvic organ prolapse

(2011) Jonathan P. Shepherd et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Pelvic floor muscle training for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse: an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial

(2011) Liliana Stüpp et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Characterization of topographical effects on macrophage behavior in a foreign body response model

(2010) Sulin Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Melt Electrospinning

(2010) Dietmar W. Hutmacher et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Inflammatory cytokines as a third signal for T cell activation

(2010) Julie M Curtsinger et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY

Electrospinning to Forcespinning™

(2010) Kamal Sarkar et al.   Materials Today

Lifetime Risk of Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

(2010) Fiona J. Smith et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The return of a forgotten polymer—Polycaprolactone in the 21st century

(2010) Maria Ann Woodruff et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Modeling Tissue Growth Within Nonwoven Scaffolds Pores

(2010) Sharon L. Edwards et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Biomatrices and biomaterials for future developments of bioprinting and biofabrication

(2010) M Nakamura et al.   Biofabrication

Fetal head circumference and length of second stage of labor are risk factors for levator ani muscle injury, diagnosed by 3-dimensional transperineal ultrasound in primiparous women

(2009) Dan V. Valsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Isolation and Culture of Epithelial Progenitors and Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Endometrium1

(2009) Caroline E. Gargett et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Mesenchymal stem cells: immunobiology and role in immunomodulation and tissue regeneration

(2009) Jyoti A. Kode et al.   CYTOTHERAPY

Macroporous and nanofibrous hyaluronic acid/collagen hybrid scaffold fabricated by concurrent electrospinning and deposition/leaching of salt particles

(2008) Taek Gyoung Kim et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Graphic integration of causal factors of pelvic floor disorders: an integrated life span model

(2008) John O.L. DeLancey et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Topographical control of human macrophages by a regularly microstructured polyvinylidene fluoride surface

(2008) Nora E. Paul et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A Perivascular Origin for Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple Human Organs

(2008) Mihaela Crisan et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Review of synthetic mesh-related complications in pelvic floor reconstructive surgery

(2008) Abdulmalik Bako et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

In vitrocell infiltration andin vivocell infiltration and vascularization in a fibrous, highly porous poly(D,L-lactide) scaffold fabricated by cryogenic electrospinning technique

(2008) Meng Fatt Leong et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Foreign body reaction to biomaterials

(2008) James M. Anderson et al.   SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY