Study offers new path to modeling eye disease, advancing therapies
Researchers restore sight in mice by turning skin cells into eye cells
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For clogged and hardened hearts, a mussel is the solution
Researchers developed a stem cell therapy on myocardial infarction, using proteins that can be found in mussels, mussel adhesive proteins
Keratin scaffolds for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
Study using keratin from rat fur holds promise. Researchers have developed a simple method for preparing 3D keratin scaffold models which can be used to study the regeneration of tissue
A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart
A joint research team developed an ‘in vivo priming’ with heart-derived bioink. Using engineered stem cells and 3D bioprinting technology, they began developing medicines for cardiovascular diseases
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International Conference on Aspects of Materials Science and Engineering – (ICAMSE 2020)
May 29-30, 2020
Chandigarh, India
Chandigarh, India
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31 May – 2 June, 2020
Kerala, India
Kerala, India
Book Reviews
Switchable and Responsive Surfaces and Materials for Biomedical Applications
Z. Zhang ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Reviewed by Eduardo Mendes
Biomaterials for Cancer Therapeutics – Diagnosis, Prevention and Therapy
K. Park ed., Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Reviewed by Mamoni Dash
Inflammation in Heart Failure
M. Blankesteijn and R. Altara eds., Academic Press (2014)
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Reviewed by Daniele Pezzoli
Nanosensors for Chemical and Biological Applications
K. Honeychurch eds, Woodhead Publishing (2014)
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Reviewed by Stanislav Trashin
Natural and Synthetic Biomedical Polymers
S. Kumbar, C.T. Laurencin and M. Deng eds., Elsevier Science (2014)
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman
Reviewed by Geraldine Rohman