Silk Biomaterials with Vascularization Capacity

A mild process to design silk scaffolds with reduced β-sheet structure and various topographies at the nanometer scale

(2015) Yazhen Pei et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

VEGF-releasing suture material for enhancement of vascularization: Development, in vitro and in vivo study

(2014) Christian Bigalke et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Fabrication of highly interconnected porous silk fibroin scaffolds for potential use as vascular grafts

(2014) Meifeng Zhu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Capillary Network-Like Organization of Endothelial Cells in PEGDA Scaffolds Encoded with Angiogenic Signals via Triple Helical Hybridization

(2014) Patrick J. Stahl et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly Tunable Elastomeric Silk Biomaterials

(2014) Benjamin P. Partlow et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Reversible Hydrogel–Solution System of Silk with High Beta-Sheet Content

(2014) Shumeng Bai et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

A tunable silk–alginate hydrogel scaffold for stem cell culture and transplantation

(2014) Keren Ziv et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fabrication, vascularization and osteogenic properties of a novel synthetic biomimetic induced membrane for the treatment of large bone defects

(2014) Liling Ren et al.   BONE

Silk porous scaffolds with nanofibrous microstructures and tunable properties

(2014) Guozhong Lu et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Kinetics of hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) wastes catalyzed by dual functional phase transfer catalyst: A mechanism of chain-end scission

(2014) Lirong Zhang   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Nanoscale control of silks for nanofibrous scaffold formation with an improved porous structure

(2014) Shasha Lin et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Bilayered vascular grafts based on silk proteins

(2013) Shanshan Liu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Controllable transition of silk fibroin nanostructures: An insight into in vitro silk self-assembly process

(2013) S. Bai et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Woven silk fabric-reinforced silk nanofibrous scaffolds for regenerating load-bearing soft tissues

(2013) F. Han et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Microfabricated Porous Silk Scaffolds for Vascularizing Engineered Tissues

(2013) Lindsay S. Wray et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Effects of silk fibroin fiber incorporation on mechanical properties, endothelial cell colonization and vascularization of PDLLA scaffolds

(2013) Matteo Stoppato et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The modulation of endothelial cell morphology, function, and survival using anisotropic nanofibrillar collagen scaffolds

(2013) Ngan F. Huang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Controlling stem cell-mediated bone regeneration through tailored mechanical properties of collagen scaffolds

(2013) Hongli Sun et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Preparation of uniaxial multichannel silk fibroin scaffolds for guiding primary neurons

(2012) Qiang Zhang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Development of silk-based scaffolds for tissue engineering of bone from human adipose-derived stem cells

(2012) Cristina Correia et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Compressive elasticity of three-dimensional nanofiber matrix directs mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to vascular cells with endothelial or smooth muscle cell markers

(2012) K. Wingate et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Diepoxide-Triggered Conformational Transition of Silk Fibroin: Formation of Hydrogels

(2012) Ilknur Karakutuk et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Salt-Leached Silk Scaffolds with Tunable Mechanical Properties

(2012) Danyu Yao et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Silk Self-Assembly Mechanisms and Control From Thermodynamics to Kinetics

(2012) Qiang Lu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Mechanics Regulates Fate Decisions of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

(2012) Yubing Sun et al.   PLoS One

The influence of scaffold elasticity on germ layer specification of human embryonic stem cells

(2011) Janet Zoldan et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The use of injectable sonication-induced silk hydrogel for VEGF165 and BMP-2 delivery for elevation of the maxillary sinus floor

(2011) Wenjie Zhang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The influence of elasticity and surface roughness on myogenic and osteogenic-differentiation of cells on silk-elastin biomaterials

(2011) Xiao Hu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effect of matrix stiffness on the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in response to TGF-β

(2011) Jennifer S. Park et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effects of pore architecture in silk fibroin scaffolds on the growth and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells expressing BMP7

(2010) Yufeng Zhang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Efficacy of hESC-MSCs in knitted silk-collagen scaffold for tendon tissue engineering and their roles

(2010) Jia Lin Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Nanofibrous architecture of silk fibroin scaffolds prepared with a mild self-assembly process

(2010) Qiang Lu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Substrate Elasticity Regulates Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Self-Renewal in Culture

(2010) P. M. Gilbert et al.   SCIENCE

Water-insoluble silk films with silk I structure

(2009) Qiang Lu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The effect of substrate stiffness on adult neural stem cell behavior

(2009) Nic D. Leipzig et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The effect of matrix stiffness on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in a 3D thixotropic gel

(2009) Y. Shona Pek et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix

(2009) Farshid Guilak et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Microphase Separation Controlled β-Sheet Crystallization Kinetics in Fibrous Proteins

(2009) Xiao Hu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A three-dimensional model of vasculogenesis

(2008) Mani T. Valarmathi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Skin tissue engineering

(2008) Jonathan Mansbridge   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Electrospinning and rheology of regenerated Bombyx mori silk fibroin aqueous solutions: The effects of pH and concentration

(2008) Jingxin Zhu et al.   POLYMER

Engineering the Microcirculation

(2008) Zerina Lokmic et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Endothelial Cell–Matrix Interactions in Neovascularization

(2008) Megan E. Francis et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Vascularization in tissue engineering

(2008) Jeroen Rouwkema et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

The interaction between a combined knitted silk scaffold and microporous silk sponge with human mesenchymal stem cells for ligament tissue engineering

(2007) Haifeng Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS