Silk Hydrogels as Soft Substrates for Neural Tissue Engineering

Preparation of uniaxial multichannel silk fibroin scaffolds for guiding primary neurons

(2012) Qiang Zhang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Design of three-dimensional engineered protein hydrogels for tailored control of neurite growth

(2012) Kyle J. Lampe et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Strength in the Periphery: Growth Cone Biomechanics and Substrate Rigidity Response in Peripheral and Central Nervous System Neurons

(2012) Daniel Koch et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Bioactive anti-inflammatory coating for chronic neural electrodes

(2012) Aryeh H. Taub et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

The role and mechanism of action of activin A in neurite outgrowth of chicken embryonic dorsal root ganglia

(2012) L. Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Multifunctionalized Electrospun Silk Fibers Promote Axon Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

(2011) Corinne R. Wittmer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Spatially Controlled Delivery of Neurotrophic Factors in Silk Fibroin–Based Nerve Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Repair

(2011) Yen-Chih Lin et al.   ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

Silk Fibroin Conduits

(2011) Amir Mahan Ghaznavi et al.   ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

Lyophilized silk fibroin hydrogels for the sustained local delivery of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

(2011) Nicholas Guziewicz et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Highly stable carbon nanotube doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) for chronic neural stimulation

(2011) Xiliang Luo et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The promotion of axon extension in vitro using polymer-templated fibrin scaffolds

(2011) John B. Scott et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The use of laminin modified linear ordered collagen scaffolds loaded with laminin-binding ciliary neurotrophic factor for sciatic nerve regeneration in rats

(2011) Jiani Cao 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

Fabrication and optimization of alginate hydrogel constructs for use in 3D neural cell culture

(2011) J P Frampton et al.   Biomedical Materials

Localized bimodal response of neurite extensions and structural proteins in dorsal-root ganglion neurons with controlled polydimethylsiloxane substrate stiffness

(2011) Chao-Min Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor 2 delivery from spinal cord bridges to enhance angiogenesis following injury

(2011) Laura De Laporte et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Characterization of a chondroitin sulfate hydrogel for nerve root regeneration

(2011) Aaron Conovaloff et al.   Journal of Neural Engineering

In vitro comparison of motor and sensory neuron outgrowth in a 3D collagen matrix

(2011) Ilary Allodi et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

A new three-dimensional axonal outgrowth assay for central nervous system regeneration

(2011) Masahiro Ishihara et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Flexible, foldable, actively multiplexed, high-density electrode array for mapping brain activity in vivo

(2011) Jonathan Viventi et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin

(2011) Danielle N Rockwood et al.   Nature Protocols

Engineering the Growth Factor Microenvironment with Fibronectin Domains to Promote Wound and Bone Tissue Healing

(2011) M. M. Martino et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Fabrication and characterization of the flexible neural microprobes with improved structural design

(2011) Arash A. Fomani et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Neurite Outgrowth in Fibrin Gels Is Regulated by Substrate Stiffness

(2011) Alan J. Man et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Control of Neural Cell Composition in Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogel Culture with Soluble Factors

(2011) Rachael Mooney et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Biomaterials for the Development of Peripheral Nerve Guidance Conduits

(2011) Alexander R. Nectow et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Patterned transgene expression in multiple-channel bridges after spinal cord injury

(2010) Laura De Laporte et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Varying the diameter of aligned electrospun fibers alters neurite outgrowth and Schwann cell migration

(2010) Han Bing Wang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Biomaterials from Ultrasonication-Induced Silk Fibroin−Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

(2010) Xiao Hu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The surface immobilization of the neural adhesion molecule L1 on neural probes and its effect on neuronal density and gliosis at the probe/tissue interface

(2010) Erdrin Azemi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Engineered aprotinin for improved stability of fibrin biomaterials

(2010) Kristen M. Lorentz et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fibrin matrices with affinity-based delivery systems and neurotrophic factors promote functional nerve regeneration

(2010) Matthew D. Wood et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Cortical Neuron Outgrowth is Insensitive to Substrate Stiffness

(2010) Leann L. Norman et al.   Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Neurongrowth, a software for automatic quantification of neurite and filopodial dynamics from time-lapse sequences of digital images

(2010) Zian Fanti et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

The 12th–14th type III repeats of fibronectin function as a highly promiscuous growth factor-binding domain

(2010) Mikaël M. Martino et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Heparin-Binding-Affinity-Based Delivery Systems Releasing Nerve Growth Factor Enhance Sciatic Nerve Regeneration

(2010) Matthew D. Wood et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Silk fibroin encapsulated powder reservoirs for sustained release of adenosine

(2010) Eleanor M. Pritchard et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Multimodal release of transforming growth factor-β1 and the BB isoform of platelet derived growth factor from PEGylated fibrin gels

(2010) Charles T. Drinnan et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Heparin-functionalized collagen matrices with controlled release of basic fibroblast growth factor

(2010) J. M. Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE

Analysis of continuous stiffness data measured during nanoindentation of titanium films on glass substrate

(2010) Tao Wen et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics

(2010) Dae-Hyeong Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Local gene delivery from ECM-coated poly(lactide-co-glycolide) multiple channel bridges after spinal cord injury

(2009) Laura De Laporte et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Incorporation of double-walled microspheres into polymer nerve guides for the sustained delivery of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor

(2009) Lauren E. Kokai et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Trophically and topographically functionalized silk fibroin nerve conduits for guided peripheral nerve regeneration

(2009) S. Madduri et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Genetic and cell biological analysis of integrin outside-in signaling

(2009) K. R. Legate et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Soft Tissue Augmentation Using Silk Gels: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

(2009) Olivier Etienne et al.   JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY

The consolidation behavior of silk hydrogels

(2009) Jonathan A. Kluge et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Online Monitoring of the Mechanical Behavior of Collagen Hydrogels: Influence of Corneal Fibroblasts on Elastic Modulus

(2009) Mark Ahearne et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Affinity-based release of glial-derived neurotrophic factor from fibrin matrices enhances sciatic nerve regeneration

(2008) Matthew D. Wood et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Growth cone responses to growth and chemotropic factors

(2008) Staci D. Sanford et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Controlled release of glial-derived neurotrophic factor from fibrin matrices containing an affinity-based delivery system

(2008) Matthew D. Wood et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Dynamic Protein−Water Relationships during β-Sheet Formation

(2008) Xiao Hu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Sonication-induced gelation of silk fibroin for cell encapsulation

(2007) Xiaoqin Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS