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Halse, Tore Egil, und Thomas Tøkje. „Tissue“. Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for teknisk kybernetikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-18790.
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In this thesis, the development of a web application for designing electronic circuits has been initiated and documented.The application will feature some unique features regarding the design process of electronic circuits.Among them are interface based routing, a plugin-friendly environment and a collaborative resource database.At the start of working on this thesis, there were no known web-based EDA software available.This provided an unique opportunity to fill this gap.The application has been implemented using HTML5 and JavaScript for the interactive front-end (The web browser),and Google Go and MongoDB for the backend (The Server).The basic building blocks of this application has been implemented, and together serves as an tech demo, available under a GPL licence.
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Shazly, Tarek (Tarek Michael). „Tissue-material interactions : bioadhesion and tissue response“. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54577.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 2009.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-162).
Diverse interactions between soft tissues and implanted biomaterials directly influence the success or failure of therapeutic interventions. The nature and extent of these interactions strongly depend on both the tissue and material in question and can presumably be characterized for any given clinical application. Nevertheless, optimizing biomaterial performance remains a challenge in many implant scenarios due to complex relationships between intrinsic material properties and tissue response. Soft tissue sealants are clinically-relevant biomaterials which impart therapeutic benefit through adhesion to tissue, thus exhibiting a direct functional dependence on tissue-material reactivity. Because adhesion can be rigorously quantified and correlated to the local tissue response, sealants provide an informative platform for studying material properties, soft tissues, and their interplay. We developed a model hydrogel sealant composed of aminated polyethylene glycol and dextran aldehyde (PEG:dextran) that can possess a wide range of bulk and adhesive properties by virtue of constituent polymer modifications. Through comparison to traditional sealants, we established that highly viscoelastic adhesion promotes tissue-sealant interfacial failure resistance without compromising underlying tissue morphology.
(cont.) We analyzed multiple soft tissues to substantiate the notion that natural biochemical variability facilitates the design of tissue-specific sealants which have distinct advantages over more general alternatives. We confirmed that hydrogel-based materials are an attractive material class for ensuring sealant biocompatibility, but found that a marked reduction in adhesive strength following characteristic swell can potentially limit clinical efficacy. To mitigate the swell-induced loss of hydrogel-based sealant functionality, a biomimetic conjugation strategy derived from marine mussel adhesion was applied to PEG:dextran and shown to favorably modulate adhesion. In all phases of this research, we defined material design principles that extend beyond the immediate development of PEG:dextran with potential to enhance the clinical performance of a range of biomaterials.
by Tarek Shazly.
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Tam, Y. Y. A. „Connective tissue growth factor in tissue fibrosis“. Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1448702/.
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Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterised by inflammation and autoimmunity, vasculopathy, and interstitial remodelling and fibrosis. This thesis focuses on CTGF (CCN2), a member of the CCN family of matricellular proteins, as elevated CTGF expression is a hallmark of chronic fibrotic diseases such as SSc. In addition to the association of CTGF expression and fibrosis in human disease, experimentally, fibroblast-specific overexpression of CTGF has been shown to induce a fibrotic phenotype, as demonstrated in the Col1a2-CTGF transgenic mice. Prominent features of fibrosis included a thickened dermis, as well as excess collagen deposition in the skin and lung. This CTGF overexpression also provoked changes in the alveolar epithelium. In the lung of Col1a2-CTGF mice, immunostaining revealed a marked increase in the number of cells co-expressing the epithelial marker, TTF-1 and mesenchymal cell markers α-SMA and Snai1, indicative of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-like changes. This suggested a role for the paracrine effects of CTGF in promoting the phenotypic switching of alveolar epithelial cells. EMT is likely to contribute, at least in part, to the accumulation of interstitial fibroblasts during fibrosis. Complementary in vitro studies in alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) showed that CTGF knockdown using siRNA suppressed TGF-β-induced mesenchymal cell proteins while inducing redistribution of the epithelial cell marker E-cadherin. Immunostaining and Western blotting showed that recombinant CTGF induced EMT-like morphological changes and expression of α-SMA in AECs. Finally, we were interested in whether the reduction or absence of CTGF could abrogate fibrosis. Knockdown of CTGF suppressed the induction of fibrotic proteins in TGF-β-treated control fibroblasts and SSc lung fibroblasts. Deletion of the CTGF gene showed reduced bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Overall, these results support that CTGF plays a pivotal role in fibrosis and blocking CTGF activity may be useful as a specific target of attenuating fibrosis in SSc.
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Le, Thua Trung Hau. „Multimodality Treatment of Soft Tissue and Bone Defect: from Tissue Transfer to Tissue Engineering“. Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/220961.
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In the first part of these studies, we have performed standard microsurgical procedures provide a solution for long standing bone and soft tissue defects, even in cases of longstanding osteomyelitis of long bones. When long bony segments are missing, the microvascular bone transfer provides a reliable method. In smaller soft tissue and bone defects, the application of a descending genicular osteomyocutaneous flap provides an option with low donor site morbidity. In the second part, we have focussed on reducing the donor site morbidity and expanded on the application of tissue engineering methods. MSCs derived from bone marrow can be injected percutaneous or be combined with an autologous bony scaffold for treatment of delayed union and nonunion. The outcome of our studies, however, limited in number of patients, clearly showed the possibilities and advantages of this new approach. A multimodality approach is essential, but it can provide promising solutions. Well-established microvascular and modern biotechnology methods will improve patient satisfaction and functional recovery in severe limb trauma, often the result of high-energy motorcycle accidents.Doctorat en Sciences médicales (Médecine)
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Dean, Drew W. Kane Robert R. „Meniscal tissue bonding and exploration of sonochemical tissue modification“. Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/5291.
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Ghezzi, Chiara Elia. „Dense collagen-based tubular tissue constructs for airway tissue engineering“. Thesis, McGill University, 2013. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=114489.
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To date, only engineered tissues of planar geometry, such as epidermal and dermal layer substitutes, have successfully reached the market, mainly due to their relative low complexity and simple geometry. In contrast, the mechanical and functional requirements of tubular tissues are more stringent compared to planar tissues. Tubular tissues, which are the main components of several biological systems (e.g. circulatory, urinary or respiratory), not only present an increased complexity in geometry and tissue architecture, they are also populated by mixed cell types. In addition, these are continuously exposed to cyclic mechanical stimuli, which modulate cellular responses and ultimately the functionality of the tissues. Therefore, the understanding and the ability to reproduce physiologically equivalent environments are critical to generate mechanically and biologically functional neo-tissues or tissue models. The aim of this doctoral research was to produce and characterize 3D DC-based tubular constructs as tissue models for airway tissue engineering in physiologically relevant culture conditions. The first objective was to develop DC-based constructs and evaluate, in real-time, the responses of seeded fibroblasts to PC and to culturing with the DC environment; the fabrication and characterization of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) seeded multilayered DC-SF-DC hybrids; and to evaluate the differentiation of MSCs cultured within multilayered DC-SF-DC hybrids.The second objective was to develop and characterize cell-seeded tubular dense collagen constructs (TDCCs) with bioinspired mechanical properties.The third objective was to implement tubular dense collagen-based constructs as an airway tissue model through the evaluation of airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) responses within TDCC under physiological mechanical stimuli, and the development of a multilayered tubular dense collagen-silk fibroin construct (TDC-SFC) that mimicked airway tract architecture in order to study MSC responses under physiological mechanical stimulation.By providing ASMCs with a physiologically equivalent niche, and through pulsatile flow stimulation, in vitro, ASMCs exhibited their native orientation, maintained their contractile phenotype and enhanced the mechanical properties of the TDCC through matrix remodelling. The ability of TDC-SFC to transfer physiological pulsatile stimulation to resident MSCs resulted in native-like cell orientation (i.e. parallel to circumferential strain), and induced MSC contractile phenotype expression.In conclusion, the tubular dense collagen-based constructs developed and implemented, in this doctoral dissertation, effectively provided an in vitro airway tissue model for potential preclinical studies to mimic physiological and pathological conditions (e.g. inflammatory and degenerative diseases) in a relevant biomechanical environment, as alternatives to simple tissue culture techniques or complex animal models.À ce jour, seuls les tissus synthétisés de forme plane, comme les substituts dermiques et épidermiques, ont réussi à percer le marché, surtout en raison de leur complexité relativement faible et de leur géométrie simple. À l'opposé, les exigences mécaniques et fonctionnelles des tissus tubulaires imposent un plus grand nombre de contraintes que les tissus planaires. Principales composantes de plusieurs systèmes biologiques (circulatoire, urinaire ou respiratoire), les tissus tubulaires sont non seulement plus complexes sur le plan de la géométrie et de l'architecture tissulaire, mais ils sont aussi composés de cellules de différents types. De plus, ils sont continuellement exposés à des stimuli mécaniques cycliques. Voilà pourquoi il est essentiel de comprendre les milieux physiologiquement équivalents et de pouvoir les reproduire si on veut obtenir des néotissus ou des modèles tissulaires fonctionnels sur le plan mécanique et biologique.La présente recherche de doctorat visait donc à produire et à caractériser des constructions tubulaires 3D à base de CD, les tissus des voies respiratoires dans des conditions de culture physiologiquement pertinentes. Le premier objectif était de concevoir des constructions à base de CD et d'évaluer la réaction des fibroblastes ensemencés à la CP et à la culture dans un milieu à base de CD; de fabriquer et de caractériser des hybrides multicouches CD-fibroïne-CD ensemencés de cellules souches mésenchymateuses (CSM); et d'évaluer la différenciation.Le deuxième objectif de la présente recherche était de concevoir et de caractériser des constructions tubulaires faites de collagène dense (CTCD). Le troisième objectif était d'implanter des constructions tubulaires à base de CD comme modèle tissulaire des voies respiratoires par l'évaluation de la réponse des cellules musculaires lisses (CML) des voies respiratoires dans les CTCD en présence de stimuli mécaniques physiologiques.En leur fournissant une niche physiologiquement équivalente, et grâce à la stimulation de l'écoulement pulsatoire, in vitro, les CML des voies respiratoires ont pris leur orientation naturelle, maintenu leur phénotype contractile et amélioré les propriétés mécaniques de la CTCD grâce au remodelage matriciel. La capacité de la CTCD à transférer la stimulation physiologique pulsatile aux CSM résidentes a donné une orientation des cellules s'apparentant à leur orientation naturelle et induit l'expression phénotypique.En conclusion, les constructions tubulaires à base de collagène dense qui ont été développées et implantées sont parvenues à fournir in vitro un modèle tissulaire des voies respiratoires pour d'éventuelles études précliniques visant à reproduire les conditions physiologiques et pathologiques.
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Chik, Tsz-kit, und 戚子傑. „Fabrication of multi-component tissue for intervertebral disc tissue engineering“. Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47849447.
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Intervertebral disc tissue engineering is challenging because it involves the
integration of multiple tissues with distinct structures and compositions such as
lamellar annulus fibrosus, gel?like nucleus pulposus and cartilage endplate. Each
of them has different compositions and different structures. It is hypothesized
that integration of tissues can be enhanced with appropriate mechanical and
biological stimuli. Meanwhile, effect of torsional stimulus on cell re?orientation
in mesenchymal stem cell?collagen tubular constructs is investigated in this study.
Furthermore, it is proposed that these findings can be used to fabricate a multicomponent
unit for intervertebral disc tissue engineering. It has been
demonstrated that mechanical and biological stimuli can stabilize the interface
between osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiated constructs with enhanced
ultimate tensile stress while the phenotype of osteogenic and chondrogenic
differentiated constructs were maintained. Scanning electronic microscopic
images have shown aligned collagen fibrils and presence of calcium at the
interface, indicating the possibility of the formation of a calcified zone. In
addition, it is proven that torsional stimulus triggered re?orientation of
mesenchymal stem cells in collagen lamellae towards a preferred angle. Cell
alignments were confirmed by using a MatLab?based program to analyze the
actin filament and the cell alignment via Phalloidin and Hematoxylin staining,
respectively. Cells and actin filaments were inclined around 30o from the vertical
axis, while cells and filaments in the control group (static loading) aligned along
the vertical axis. Furthermore, a double?layers bioengineered unit was fabricated,
with intact osteogenic differentiated parts at both ends. Comparatively higher
cell density was observed at the interface between layers, demonstrating the
interactions between layers, while the phenotype of each part was maintained in
14 days culture. This study concludes that a multi?components bioengineered
unit with preferred cell alignments can be fabricated. This provides new insights
to future development of bioengineered spinal motion segment for treating late
stage disc degeneration.published_or_final_version
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Banani, M. A., M. Rahmatullah, N. Farhan, Zoe Hancox, Safiyya Yousaf, Z. Arabpour, Moghaddam Z. Salehi, M. Mozafari und Farshid Sefat. „Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for breast tissue regeneration“. Future Medicine, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18391.
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YesWith an escalating incidence of breast cancer cases all over the world and the deleterious psychological impact that mastectomy has on patients along with several limitations of the currently applied modalities, it's plausible to seek unconventional approaches to encounter such a burgeoning issue. Breast tissue engineering may allow that chance via providing more personalized solutions which are able to regenerate, mimicking natural tissues also facing the witnessed limitations. This review is dedicated to explore the utilization of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for breast tissue regeneration among postmastectomy cases focusing on biomaterials and cellular aspects in terms of harvesting, isolation, differentiation and new tissue formation as well as scaffolds types, properties, material–host interaction and an in vitro breast tissue modeling.
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Killich, Markus. „Tissue Doppler Imaging“. Diss., lmu, 2007. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-67089.
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Heidegger, Simon. „Tissue-specific migration“. Diss., lmu, 2010. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-131476.
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Dawson, Jennifer Elizabeth. „Cardiac Tissue Engineering“. Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20071.
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The limited treatment options available for heart disease patients has lead to increased interest in the development of embryonic stem cell (ESC) therapies to replace heart muscle. The challenges of developing usable ESC therapeutic strategies are associated with the limited ability to obtain a pure, defined population of differentiated cardiomyocytes, and the design of in vivo cell delivery platforms to minimize cardiomyocyte loss. These challenges were addressed in Chapter 2 by designing a cardiomyocyte selectable progenitor cell line that permitted evaluation of a collagen-based scaffold for its ability to sustain stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte function (“A P19 Cardiac Cell Line as a Model for Evaluating Cardiac Tissue Engineering Biomaterials”). P19 cells enriched for cardiomyocytes were viable on a transglutaminase cross-linked collagen scaffold, and maintained their cardiomyocyte contractile phenotype in vitro while growing on the scaffold. The potential for a novel cell-surface marker to purify cardiomyocytes within ESC cultures was evaluated in Chapter 3, “Dihydropyridine Receptor (DHP-R) Surface Marker Enrichment of ES-derived Cardiomyocytes”. DHP-R is demonstrated to be upregulated at the protein and RNA transcript level during cardiomyogenesis. DHP-R positive mouse ES cells were fluorescent activated cell sorted, and the DHP-R positive cultured cells were enriched for cardiomyocytes compared to the DHP-R negative population. Finally, in Chapter 4, mouse ESCs were characterized while growing on a clinically approved collagen I/III-based scaffold modified with the RGD integrin-binding motif, (“Collagen (+RGD and –RGD) scaffolds support cardiomyogenesis after aggregation of mouse embryonic stem cells”). The collagen I/III RGD+ and RGD- scaffolds sustained ESC-derived cardiomyocyte growth and function. Notably, no significant differences in cell survival, cardiac phenotype, and cardiomyocyte function were detected with the addition of the RGD domain to the collagen scaffold. Thus, in summary, these three studies have resulted in the identification of a potential cell surface marker for ESC-derived cardiomyocyte purification, and prove that collagen-based scaffolds can sustain ES-cardiomyocyte growth and function. This has set the framework for further studies that will move the field closer to obtaining a safe and effective delivery strategy for transplanting ESCs onto human hearts.
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Somasundaram, Murali. „Intestinal tissue engineering“. Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:54e0f17f-fe04-4012-b0d3-04f436e9af9a.
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Tissue engineering (TE) principles have been successfully clinically applied to treat disease affecting specific organs (e.g. trachea) but developments in some organs has lagged behind. The inability to repair or replace significantly damaged intestinal tissue remains a barrier to improving patient outcomes and the promise of Tissue Engineered Intestine (TEI) that was first made more than 20 years ago, is yet to be realised. This work explored the potential of TEI and literature review formed a basis for developing a clinically transferrable experimental model. It was hypothesised that, porcine large intestine could be retrieved from pigs and decellularized to create a biological scaffold that demonstrated favourable properties for TE, including potential for vascular perfusion and cell engraftment. Novel experiments were performed in intestinal retrieval and decellularization, resulting in scaffolds characterised by a number of methods (e.g. histology, immunohistochemistry). Assessment of the scaffold's ability to support cell engraftment required development of protocols for isolation and culture of appropriate progenitors, including adipose/bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells and intestinal organoid units. Finally, in-vitro cultures combining scaffolds and cells were used to assess the ability of scaffolds to promote tissue regeneration. Perfusion decellularization methods proved effective in creating biological scaffolds that retained radiologically demonstrated vascular perfusion networks, permitting a future route for recellularization and/or transplantation. Scaffolds demonstrated retention of essential extracellular matrix components (e.g. glycosaminoglycans, collagen) and an absence of cell nuclei. Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated, cultured and combined in-vitro with scaffolds in an attempted scaled-down seeding model. Control of culture conditions was challenging and results inconclusive with respect to the scaffold's regenerative potential. The work demonstrates an exciting prospect for biological scaffold development for a clinically transferrable, semi-xenogeneic transplant or drug delivery model but further experiments in scaffold seeding are required to assess the full potential.
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Vanhook, Patricia M., Lynne M. Dunphy, M. Zycowizc und C. Luskin. „Soft Tissue Disorders“. Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7410.
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Book Summary: Serves the needs of advanced practice nurses because it’s written by nurse practitioners for nurse practitioners, in collaboration with a physician. Organizes content around the Circle of Caring framework for nursing-based knowledge and holistic care. Explores complementary and alternative treatments for each disorder. Covers the broadest range of human disease and disorders using a systems-based approach, presenting both common complaints and common problems to help students narrow down the possible differentials to the most likely diagnosis. Considers interactions of pharmaceuticals with alternative medications and nutraceuticals. Features coverage of pathophysiology and diagnostic reasoning as well as up-to-date guidance on laboratory and diagnostic tests. Emphasizes evidence-based practice with information on evidence levels and more references to primary studies. Integrates discussions of health policy and primary care throughout the text.
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Miller, Jeri L. „Ultrasonic tissue characterization of the tongue : spectral features of tissue morphology“. Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0022/NQ50222.pdf.
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Liu, Xuerong. „Comparison of Methods For Estimating Tissue Components In Mixed Tissue Sample“. University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1467971800.
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Hajeer, Mohammad Younis. „3D soft-tissue, 2D hard-tissue and psychosocial changes following orthognathic surgery“. Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2003. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3126/.
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A 3D imaging system (C3D®), based on the principles of stereophotogrammetry, has been developed for use in the assessment of facial changes following orthognathic surgery. Patients’ perception of their facial appearance before and after orthognathic surgery has been evaluated using standardised questionnaires, but few studies have tried to link this perception with the underlying two-dimensional cephalometric data. Comparisons between patients’ subjective opinions and 3D objective assessment of facial morphology have not been performed. Aims: (1) To test the reliability of the 3D imaging system; (2) to determine the effect of orthognathic surgery on the 3D soft-tissue morphology; (3) to assess skeletal changes following orthognathic surgery; (4) to evaluate soft-tissue to hard-tissue displacement ratios; (5) to ascertain the impact of orthognathic surgery on patients’ perception of their facial appearance and their psychosocial characteristics, (6) to explore the dentofacial deformity, sex and age on the psychosocial characteristics; (7) to evaluate the extent of compatibility between the cephalometric and the three-dimensional measurements and (8) to determine if the magnitude of facial soft-tissue changes affects the perception of facial changes at six months following surgery. Results and Conclusions: C3D imaging system was proved to be accurate with high reproducibility. The reproducibility of landmark identification on 3D models was high for 24 out of the 34 anthropometric landmarks (SD£0.5 mm). One volumetric algorithm in the Facial Analysis Tool had an acceptable accuracy for the assessment of volumetric changes following orthognathic surgery (mean error=0.314 cm3). The error of cephalometric method was low and the simulation of mandibular closure proved to be reproducible. 2D soft-tissue measurements were compatible with 3D measurements in terms of distances, but angular measurements showed significant differences (p<0.05).
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Brown, Andrew. „Development of an autonomous parallel action tissue grasper to minimise tissue trauma“. Thesis, University of Dundee, 2014. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/8151b394-f604-4d5f-98c5-dc8516ac0c42.
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Trauma caused by grasping during laparoscopic surgery is something which will never be fully eradicated however efforts should be taken to reduce the potential to cause trauma by grasping. Tissue is often grasped with excessive forces for long periods of time during surgeries such as cholecystectomies and colectomies. This along with failed grasping actions and the occurrence of slip has been shown to damage the tissue. Design features often employed within graspers such as profiling and the occlusion mechanism of the instrument cause areas of high, uneven distribution of pressures on the tissue which can result in perforation or tissue tearing. By investigating these contributing factors, development of graspers with a low risk to cause damage this combined with actuating the grasping force should reduce the incidence of grasping trauma, currently at estimated at one incidence per procedure. These trauma events can lead to conversion to open surgery, peritonitis and even death. Development of an autonomous grasping instrument to detect and prevent slip by actuating the grasping force is reported. Piezoelectric sensors are used to detect incipient slip and slip events. A closed loop control system then reacts to these perceived slip events to prevent slip occurring by actuating the applied force by small increments to increase or decrease grasping force. This leads to a system in which only the required amount of force necessary to overcome pull force is applied to the tissue. Other areas of investigation to reduce tissue trauma are presented. In chapter 3 design features such as surface profiling and fenestrations are evaluated to determine the potential to cause damage. A variety of profiles and fenestrations are studied and each is reported by representing the applied force to retention force ratio which indicates how good the profile is at retaining tissue against a pull force. The aim of this study was to develop surface profiling which had a high retention force but a reduced number of high stress areas which can lead to tissue damage. Three new parallel action grasping designs are presented and evaluated using finite element analysis. Parallel action grasping is important in reducing tissue trauma as it distributes pressure evenly across the active grasping area as opposed to more conventional pivot style graspers which have high stress concentration areas in the proximal opening. Each area of study within the thesis addresses areas of concern which have been shown to cause tissue trauma and postulates viable solutions to reduce the incidences of tissue trauma during laparoscopic surgery with the ultimate aim of developing a deployable and autonomous grasping device which will detect and prevent slip.
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Hatayama, Takahide. „Regeneration of gingival tissue using in situ tissue engineering with collagen scaffold“. Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/243271.
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Grasbon-Frodl, Eva Maria. „Parameters affecting the survival of cultured and grafted embryonic neurons“. Lund : Section of Neuronal Survival, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Dept. of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Lund, 1996. http://books.google.com/books?id=XIVsAAAAMAAJ.
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Maksym, Geoffrey Nicholas. „Modelling lung tissue rheology“. Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ30329.pdf.
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Kilarski, Witold. „Mechanisms of Tissue Vascularization“. Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis : Univ.-bibl. [distributör], 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4819.
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Rouwkema, Jeroen. „Prevascularized bone tissue engineering“. Enschede : University of Twente [Host], 2007. http://doc.utwente.nl/57929.
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Maksym, Geoffrey N. „Modelling lung tissue theology“. Thesis, McGill University, 1997. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=42087.
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A model was developed to account for the static elastic behaviour of the lung tissue strip in terms of distributions of collagen and elastin fibers. Distributions of collagen fiber lengths and elastin fiber stiffnesses were determined by fitting the model to data from dog lung tissue strips. These distributions followed 1/f power-laws for more than 95% of the data. Computer simulations of two dimensional tissue strip models with 1/f distributions of collagen fiber lengths also predicted realistic stress-strain curves. The simulations illustrated the gradual development of geometric and stress heterogeneity throughout the tissue as the collagen fibers were recruited during stretch. This model suggests a mechanistic basis for the shape of the pressure-volume curve of whole lung. It also indicates how this curve may be affected by changes in tissue collagen and elastin similar to the changes occurring in the diseases of pulmonary emphysema and fibrosis. Nonparametric block-structured nonlinear models for describing both the static and dynamic stress-strain behaviour of the lung were applied to dog lung tissue strips and to whole rat lungs in vivo. Both the Wiener and Hammerstein models accounted for more than 99% of the tissue strip data, although the Hammerstein model was more consistently accurate across a range of perturbation amplitudes and operating stresses. Plastic dissipation of energy within the lung tissue strip was estimated at less than 20% of the total dissipation during slow sinusoidal cycling. The Hammerstein model was also the best of those investigated for describing the rat lung data in vivo, although there were dependencies of the model parameters on perturbation amplitude and operating point that indicate that a more complicated model is required for the whole lung. Finally, construction of a fiber recruitment model for the dynamic mechanical behaviour of lung tissue strips was attempted. However accurate reproduction of measured behaviour was no
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Dickson, Jeanette. „Predicting normal tissue radiosensitivity“. Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366256.
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Mirsadraee, Saeed. „Tissue engineering of pericardium“. Thesis, University of Leeds, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.426783.
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Getgood, Alan Martin John. „Articular cartilage tissue engineering“. Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608764.
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Tseng, Yuan-Tsan. „Heart valve tissue engineering“. Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e67c780d-d60f-42e7-9311-dd523f9141b3.
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Since current prosthetic heart valve replacements are costly, cause medical complications, and lack the ability to regenerate, tissue-engineered heart valves are an attractive alternative. These could provide an unlimited supply of immunological-tolerated biological substitutes, which respond to patients' physiological condition and grow with them. Since collagen is a major extra cellular matrix component of the heart valve, it is ideal material for constructing scaffolds. Collagen sources have been shown to influence the manufacturing of collagen scaffolds, and two commercial sources of collagen were obtained from Sigma Aldrich and Devro PLC for comparison. Consistencies between the collagens were shown in the primary and secondary structures of the collagen, while inconsistencies were shown at the tertiary level, when a higher level of natural crosslinking in the Sigma collagen and longer polymer chains in the Devro collagen were observed. These variations were reduced and the consistency increased by introducing crosslinking via dehydrothermal treatment (DHT). Collagen scaffolds produced via freeze-drying (FD) and critical point-drying with cross-linking via DHT or 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide /N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS) were investigated. All the scaffolds were compatible with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) according to the proliferation of the cells and their ability to produce ECM, without differentiating between osteogenic, chondrogenic or endothelial lineages. The FD EDC/NHS scaffold demonstrated the most suitable physical property of all. This result illustrates that FD EDC/NHS crosslinking is the most suitable scaffold investigated as a start for heart valve tissue engineering. To prepare a scaffold with a controlled local, spatial and temporal delivery of growth factor, a composite scaffold comprising poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres was developed. This composite scaffold demonstrated the same compatibility to the MSCs as untreated scaffold. However, the PLGA microspheres showed an increase in the deterioration rate of Young's modulus because of the detachment of the microspheres from the scaffold via cellular degradation.
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Rosengren, Agneta. „Tissue reactions to biomaterials“. Lund : Dept. of Physiology and Neuroscience, Section for Neuroendocrine Cell Biology, and the Dept. of Experimental Research, University Hospital MAS, Lund University, 1997. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38986628.html.
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Bapat, S. „Tissue culture in cereals“. Thesis(Ph.D.), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 1992. http://dspace.ncl.res.in:8080/xmlui/handle/20.500.12252/3020.
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Sandino, Velásquez Clara Inés. „Simulation of mechanoregulation and tissue differentiation in calcium phosphate scaffolds for tissue engineering“. Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/6211.
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Los estímulos mecánicos son uno de los factores que afectan a la diferenciación celular en el proceso de regeneración del tejido óseo, por lo tanto, en el desarrollo de andamios para ingeniería de tejidos, se pueden aplicar las cargas mecánicas con el fin de inducir la actividad de las células. Cuando se aplican cargas mecánicas, los estímulos mecánicos específicos transmitidos a las células a nivel microscópico pueden estudiarse mediante técnicas numéricas. El objetivo de esta tesis fue estudiar la mecanoregulación de la diferenciación de tejido en andamios de fosfato de calcio utilizando modelos de elementos finitos basados en micro tomografía axial computarizada.Dos muestras de materiales porosos basados en fosfato de calcio fueron utilizadas. Se desarrollaron mallas de elementos finitos congruentes, discretizando la fase sólida y los macro poros interconectados, con el fin de tener en cuenta la morfología irregular de los andamios.
En primer lugar, se estudió la distribución de los estímulos mecánicos. La fase sólida y el fluido intersticial se simularon como material elástico lineal y como fluido Newtoniano, respectivamente. Se simuló una compresión del 0.5% en el sólido y un fluido con velocidades de entrada de 1, 10 y 100 µm/s en los poros. Se encontraron distribuciones de deformación similares en las paredes ambos materiales, con valores máximos de 1.6% en compresión y de 0.6% en tracción. En algunos poros, la velocidad del fluido aumentó a 100 y 1000 veces la velocidad de entrada. Este estudio mostró como estímulos mecánicos macroscópicos pueden causar distintos niveles de estímulos mecánicos microscópicos dentro los andamios, debido a la morfología.
A continuación se realizó un estudio en el tiempo de la diferenciación de tejido en un andamio sometido a condiciones in vitro. La compresión y la perfusión se modelaron como en el estudio anterior. Se simularon una compresión del 0.5% y una velocidad de entrada de fluido constante de 10 µm/s o una presión de entrada de fluido constante de 3 Pa. La deformación cortante octaédrica y el esfuerzo cortante del fluido se utilizaron como estímulos mecano-regulatorios basándose en la teoría de Prendergast et al. (1997). Al aplicar velocidad constante, se predijeron fluctuaciones entre los estímulos equivalentes a la formación de tejido y a la muerte celular, debido al aumento en el esfuerzo cortante del fluido cuando el tejido comienza a llenar los poros. Sin embargo, al aplicar presión constante, se predijo estímulo equivalente a la diferenciación de tejido óseo en la mitad del volumen de los poros. Estos resultados sugieren que para permitir la diferenciación de tejido, la velocidad del fluido debe disminuirse cuando el tejido empieza a mineralizarse.
Finalmente, se llevó acabo un estudio en el tiempo de la angiogénesis y de la diferenciación de tejido en un andamio bajo condiciones in vivo. La deformación cortante octaédrica y la velocidad relativa del fluido se utilizaron como estímulos mecano-regulatorios. Las fases sólida y porosa fueron tratadas como materiales poroelásticos. Se simuló la actividad individual de las células. Compresiones de 0.5 y 1% fueron simuladas. La mayoría de los vasos crecieron en los poros de la periferia del andamio y se bloquearon por las paredes. Se formaron redes capilares similares independientemente de la magnitud de deformación utilizada. Al aplicar 0.5% de compresión, estímulos correspondientes a la formación de hueso se predijeron en el 70% del volumen de los poros, sin embargo, sólo el 40% del volumen se llenó de osteoblastos debido a la falta de oxigeno. Este estudio mostró el efecto de la falta de vascularización en el centro del andamio en la diferenciación de tejido.
Ese tipo de estudios, combinados con estudios in vitro, deberían contribuir a la comprensión del proceso de diferenciación de los tejidos dentro de los andamios y por lo tanto a la mejora de los métodos de diseño de andamios.
Mechanical stimuli are one of the factors that affect cell differentiation in the process of bone tissue regeneration; therefore, in the development of scaffolds for tissue engineering, mechanical loads can be applied in order to induce cell activity. The specific mechanical stimuli transmitted to cells at a microscopic level when mechanical loads are applied can be studied using numerical techniques. The objective of this thesis was to study the mechanoregulation of tissue differentiation within calcium phosphate scaffolds using micro computed tomographed based finite element models.
Two samples of porous calcium phosphate based materials were used. Congruent finite element meshes, with the solid phase and the interconnected pores discretized, were developed in order to account for the scaffold irregular morphology.
First, a study of the distribution of mechanical stimuli was performed. The solid phase and the fluid flow within the pores were modeled as linear elastic solid material and Newtonian fluid respectively. Compressive strains of 0.5% of total deformation applied to the solid and interstitial fluid flows with inlet velocities of 1, 10 and 100 µm/s applied to the pores were simulated. Similar strain distributions for both materials were found, with compressive and tensile strain maximal values of 1.6% and 0.6% respectively. For the fluid flow models, the fluid velocity in some of the scaffold pores increased to 100 and 1000 times the inlet velocity. This study showed how mechanical loads and fluid flow applied to the scaffolds caused different levels of mechanical stimuli within the samples according to the morphology of the materials.
Next, a study of the mechanoregulation of tissue differentiation over time in a scaffold subjected to in vitro loads was performed. The solid phase and the fluid flow were modeled as in the study described above. Compressive strain of 0.5% and fluid flow with constant inlet velocity of 10 µm/s or constant inlet pressure of 3 Pa were applied. Octahedral shear strain and fluid shear stress were used as mechano-regulatory stimuli based on the theory of Prendergast et al. (1997). When a constant velocity was simulated, fluctuations between stimuli equivalent to tissue formation and cell death were predicted due to the increase in the fluid shear stress when tissue started to fill the pores. However, when constant pressure was applied, stimuli equivalent to bone formation were predicted in about half of the pore volume. These results suggest that in order to allow tissue differentiation within a scaffold, the fluid velocity should be decreased when tissue starts mineralizing.
Finally, a study of the angiogenesis and the mechanoregulation of tissue differentiation over time in a scaffold subjected to in vivo conditions was performed. Octahedral shear strain and relative fluid velocity were used as mechano-regulatory stimuli. The solid and pore phases were treated as poroelastic materials. Individual cell activity was simulated within the pore domain. Compressive strains of 0.5 and 1% of total deformation were simulated. Most vessels grew in the pores at the periphery of the scaffolds and were blocked by the scaffold walls. Similar capillary networks were formed independently of the magnitude of the mechanical strain applied. When 0.5% of strain was applied, 70% of the pore volume was affected by mechano-regulatory stimuli corresponding to bone formation; however, because of the lack of oxygen, only 40% of the volume was filled with osteoblasts. This study showed the effect of the lack of vascularization in the center of the scaffold on the tissue differentiation.
Such kind of studies, combined with in vitro studies, should contribute to the understanding of the process of tissue differentiation within the constructs and therefore to the improvement of scaffold design methods.
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Starly, Binil Sun Wei. „Biomimetic design and fabrication of tissue engineered scaffolds using computer aided tissue engineering /“. Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1114.
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Walsh, Joseph Tonry. „Pulsed laser ablation of tissue : analysis of the removal process and tissue healing“. Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14412.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Program in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, 1988.Includes bibliographical references.
by Joseph T. Walsh, Jr.
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Rotenberg, Shaun. „Blood Flow, Tissue Thickness, and Molecular Changes during Connective Tissue Graft Early Healing“. The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1273335634.
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Ahn, Jinsoo. „Roles of Adipose Tissue-Derived Factors in Adipose Tissue Development and Lipid Metabolism“. The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1430496153.
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Chhaya, Mohit Prashant. „Additive tissue manufacturing for breast reconstruction: Combining CAD/CAM with adipose tissue engineering“. Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84762/9/Mohit_Prashant_Chhaya_Thesis.pdf.
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The primary aim of this multidisciplinary project was to develop a new generation of breast implants. Disrupting the currently prevailing paradigm of silicone implants which permanently introduce a foreign body into mastectomy patients, highly porous implants developed as part of this PhD project are biodegradable by the body and augment the growth of natural tissue. Our technology platform leverages computer-assisted-design which allows us to manufacture fully patient-specific implants based on a personalised medicine approach. Multiple animal studies conducted in this project have shown that the polymeric implant slowly degrades within the body harmlessly while the body's own tissue forms concurrently.
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Liaudanksaya, Volha. „Bottom-up Tissue Engineering:The Effect of 3D Tissue Fabrication Strategies on Cellular Behavior“. Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2015. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/2018/1/Final_Doctoral_thesis_Volha_Liaudanskaya.pdf.
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Organ failure is one the biggest problems, doctors face every day. Many patients are not able to get a transplant, but even those who recieved it, may undergo painful process of organ rejection and be on the transplant waiting list again. Organ transplants shortage is severe problem in current medicine that has many ethical and medical issues. To solve this problem, the new direction in regenerative medicine was formed, organ prinitng. The main goal of organ printing is fabrication of organ replacements that would mimic the original ones in terms of complexity and functionality. By direct fabrication and maturation of organs in vitro, the problem of organ shortage can be solved, moreover, based on the advances in cell therapy, these organs can be printed with patients own cells, which will eliminte the problem of transplant rejection.
Organ printing is multistep and complex process, composed of three main steps: tissue design, or theoretical modelling of replacement composition; tissue fabrication, or direct cell encapsulation and controlled assembly of building units; at last, tissue maturation to reach desirable functionality of the replacement. In the past decade, there was developed a variety of methods for the second step of organ printing, cell encapsulation, which is practicaly the main procedure for tissue fabrication. However, all these methods of cell encapsulation are complex and they might affect cells viability and functionality, which will result in changed tissue function. Thus, starting from the detailed analysis of the tissue fabrication process (encapsulation and assembly methods) the list of possible cell behavior affectors was composed. Based on this list, we designed a multistep protocol for coherent evaluation of cells behavior parameters, in terms of viability, functionality and activity during the tissue fabrication and its maturation steps. Three main materials were used for this study, two naturally (alginate and modified gelatin) and one synthetically (polyethilene glycol) derived polymers.3
The encapsulation step was performed with two different methods based on chemical or photo crosslinking of the material. Cell parameteres were evaluated on the molecular level for variety of parameters, including viability, activity, proliferation, stress markers expression, at last ability to adapt artificial environment to the cell functional niche with extracellular matrix markers expression, and proteoglycans. The innovation of the presented study consists in the developing a unique protocol for detailed cell functionality evaluation during the organ printing procedures. In fact, based on the conducted study, it was proved the safety of the encapsulation methods. Moreover, based on the cell parameters post-encapsulation, there was suggested the optimal time for tissue maturation for application of the fabricated structures in organ printing, but also in other fileds, like developmental and pathological biology, or drug screening. Eventully, a novel way of simple blocks assembly into 3D complex structures was developed and proved to be safe for cell parameters.
At last, for the future research in organ printing, a detailed study over a cell behavior and functionality has to be performed for every fabrication method, what will improve the organ production process drastically.
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Grover, Chloe Natasha. „Physical properties and cell interactions of collagen-based scaffolds and films for use in myocardial tissue engineering“. Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610672.
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Mullen, Leanne. „The incorporation of chondrogenic factors into a biomimetic scaffold to facilitate tissue regeneration“. Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.609303.
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Comeau, Benita M. „Fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds using stereolithography“. Diss., Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26564.
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Thesis (Ph.D)--Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.Committee Chair: Henderson, Clilfford; Committee Member: Ludovice, Peter; Committee Member: Meredith, Carson; Committee Member: Prausnitz, Mark; Committee Member: Rosen, David; Committee Member: Wang, Yadong. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Wilson, Christopher G. „Modeling the dynamic composition of engineered cartilage“. Link to electronic thesis, 2002. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-0326102-204208/.
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Warncke, Urszula Osinska. „Profiling Fatty Acid Composition of Brown Adipose Tissue, White Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue of Healthy and Diet-Induced Obese Mice“. Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1440097081.
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Vijayasekaran, Aparna. „Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells (hASC's) and Soft Tissue Reconstruction: Evaluation of Methods for Increasing the Vascularity of Tissue Engineered Soft Tissue Construct“. Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/265352.
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Generation of large volumes to cover an existing soft tissue defect is often complicated by the lack of available tissue. The current options for soft tissue reconstruction include local and free flaps, collagen fillers, traditional fat grafting and other synthetic soft tissue fillers. But they all have limitations. Recently, a lot of interest has been generated regarding the use of human adipose derived stem cells for engineering a biocompatible soft tissue construct. Give their ready availability, viability and plasticity they appear to be the ideal building blocks for a cell based soft tissue construct. We find that these cells are easy to isolate in large numbers, easy to maintain in culture and capable of multi-lineage differentiation. hASC's are readily adherent to collagen based scaffolds and these function as the ideal cell delivery matrix. Since most wound beds are ischemic and hypoxic, changes in gene expression of hASC's was studied in conditions of hypoxia and serum deprivation. Microarray PCR results demonstrate the up regulation of 23 angiogenic genes including VEGFC, ANPEP, CXCL6, ANGPLT4 and CXCL5 in conditions of hypoxia. However, this angiogenic response was blunted with the presence of serum starvation in addition to hypoxia. Hence we chose to investigate methods to increase the primary neovascularization of a tissue engineered construct. Our hypothesis was that Europium Nano rods (belonging to the lanthanide series of heavy metals) would increase the angiogenic potential of hASC's. Results of a chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay demonstrate that Europium Nano rods potentiate the angiogenic effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) when incorporated in hASC's. These rods are readily incorporated in hASC's by endocytosis and do not affect viability. Hence, we conclude that Europium Nano rods can function as a reliable, nontoxic extrinsic angiogenic stimulus. Further studies are needed to evaluate the 1) effects of ENR's on stem cell plasticity 2) effects on gene expression and 3) further investigate the fate of ENR's with repeated cell division.
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Andersson, Jonas. „Adipose tissue as an active organ : blood flow regulation and tissue-specific glucocorticoid metabolism“. Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Medicin, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-48415.
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Background: Despite advances in the treatment of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. With the population getting older and more obese, the burden of cardiovascular disease may further increase. Premenopausal women are relatively protected against cardiovascular disease compared to men, but the reasons for this sex difference are partly unknown. Redistribution of body fat from peripheral to central depots may be a contributing factor. Central fat is associated with hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and insulin resistance. Two possible mediators of these metabolic disturbances are tissue-specific production of the stress hormone cortisol and adipose tissue blood flow (ATBF). The aim of this thesis was to determine the adipose tissue production of cortisol by the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) and to investigate the regulation of ATBF. Materials and Methods: Cortisol release was estimated by labeled cortisol infusions and tissue-specific catheterizations of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in men. We investigated ATBF by 133Xe-washout and its relation to autonomic activity, endothelial function, adipose tissue distribution, and adipokines in different groups of women. We further investigated the effect of two diets and of weight loss on ATBF in women. Results: We demonstrated significant cortisol release from subcutaneous adipose tissue in humans. Splanchnic cortisol release was accounted for entirely by the liver. Cortisol release from VAT (to the portal vein) was not detected. ATBF decreased according to increasing weight and postmenopausal status, and the level of blood flow was associated with nitric oxide (NO) activity and autonomic activity. ATBF was also highly associated with leptin levels and both subcutaneous adipose tissue and VAT areas. After 6 months of diet and weight reduction, a significant difference in ATBF was observed between diet groups. Conclusions: Our data for the first time demonstrate the contributions of cortisol generated from subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral tissues, and liver by 11β-HSD1. ATBF is linked to autonomic activity, NO activity, and the amount of adipose tissue (independent of fat depot). Postmenopausal overweight women exhibited a loss of ATBF flexibility, which may contribute to the metabolic dysfunction seen in this group. Weight loss in a diet program could not increase the ATBF, although there were ATBF differences between diet groups. The results will increase understanding of adipose tissue biology and contribute to the development of treatment strategies targeting obesity and obesity-related disorders.
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Watt, Gillian Fairfull. „Analysis of the cross-tissue expression of antagonist and agonist activity on isolated tissue“. Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266521.
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Smith, Michael James. „Utilising mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue and dental pulp for epithelial tissue engineering“. Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7394/.
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Current treatment of epithelial wounds utilise biomimetic materials, cells or a combination of both. This project aimed to examine the feasibility of incorporating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), isolated from adipose tissue and dental pulp, and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-derived cells into 3D organotypic cultures, as reports suggest MSCs facilitate wound healing and can generate constituent cells. The effect collagen hydrogels containing MSCs on H400 epithelial cells seeded on its surface was assessed. Fixed H&E-stained sections of organotypic cultures were used to determine epithelial maturation and thickness using image analysis. iPSCs generated using the STEMCCA lentivirus were assessed by gene expression analysis and immunofluorescent staining for pluripotent capabilities and keratinocyte differentiation. MSCs incorporated into collagen hydrogels exerted no effect on epithelial thickness. iPSCs generated from mouse adipose-derived stem cells (mADSC- iPSCs) expressed pluripotency markers and were capable of differentiating down embryonic lineages. Keratinocytes generated from mADSC-iPSCs expressed cytokeratins, but were unable to be cultured in 3D organotypic cultures. This thesis highlighted the importance of characterising stem cells when investigating their therapeutic potential. Future work will involve characterising MSCs and evaluating their effects on epithelial cell growth. Furthermore, the effects of iPSC-derived keratinocytes must be determined to exploit them for regenerative therapies.
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Droesch, Kristen L. „The Development of Gelatin Based Tissue Adhesives for Use in Soft Tissue Biomedical Applications“. Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46204.
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Experiments were performed to characterize the pH, gelation time, diffusion processes, material properties, adhesive properties, and the drying variables on the material and adhesive properties of Gelatin Resorcinol Dialdehyde (GR-DIAL) tissue adhesives by varying formulation. Three adhesive formulations with altered weight content of water and glyoxal (a dialdehyde) were utilized. The adhesive formulations were characterized by pH and gelation time in situ, and absorption/desorption of water in the formed resin. Thermal analysis, mechanical testing, and lap shear adhesive bond testing were utilized to characterize fresh GR-DIAL adhesive formulations and formulations dried at 370C. From the results, the diffusion processes, material and adhesive properties of the adhesive formulations were primarily affected by hydrogen bonding, chemical cross-linking, and the existence of bound water within the bulk adhesive. Formulations with increased glyoxal content had both a higher degree of cross-linking and proportion of bound water within the bulk adhesive. The increased number of chemical cross-links greatly increased the swelling resistance of the adhesives, while, the existence of bound water within the adhesive increased the resistance to drying, and plasticized the resin by depressing the resin glass transition temperature, and increased the adhesive ductility. Hydrogen bonding increased with increased gelatin content or decreased water content, resulting in increased strength and modulus of the adhesives as well as increased adhesive strength.Master of Science
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Napolitano, Anthony P. „Directing cellular self-assembly for micro-scale tissue engineering and in vitro tissue models“. View abstract/electronic edition; access limited to Brown University users, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3319111.
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Liaudanskaya, Volha. „Bottom-up Tissue Engineering: The Effect of 3D Tissue Fabrication Strategies on Cellular Behavior“. Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/11572/367766.
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Organ failure is one the biggest problems, doctors face every day. Many patients are not able to get a transplant, but even those who recieved it, may undergo painful process of organ rejection and be on the transplant waiting list again. Organ transplants shortage is severe problem in current medicine that has many ethical and medical issues. To solve this problem, the new direction in regenerative medicine was formed, organ prinitng. The main goal of organ printing is fabrication of organ replacements that would mimic the original ones in terms of complexity and functionality. By direct fabrication and maturation of organs in vitro, the problem of organ shortage can be solved, moreover, based on the advances in cell therapy, these organs can be printed with patients own cells, which will eliminte the problem of transplant rejection.
Organ printing is multistep and complex process, composed of three main steps: tissue design, or theoretical modelling of replacement composition; tissue fabrication, or direct cell encapsulation and controlled assembly of building units; at last, tissue maturation to reach desirable functionality of the replacement. In the past decade, there was developed a variety of methods for the second step of organ printing, cell encapsulation, which is practicaly the main procedure for tissue fabrication. However, all these methods of cell encapsulation are complex and they might affect cells viability and functionality, which will result in changed tissue function. Thus, starting from the detailed analysis of the tissue fabrication process (encapsulation and assembly methods) the list of possible cell behavior affectors was composed. Based on this list, we designed a multistep protocol for coherent evaluation of cells behavior parameters, in terms of viability, functionality and activity during the tissue fabrication and its maturation steps. Three main materials were used for this study, two naturally (alginate and modified gelatin) and one synthetically (polyethilene glycol) derived polymers. The encapsulation step was performed with two different methods based on chemical or photo crosslinking of the material. Cell parameteres were evaluated on the molecular level for variety of parameters, including viability, activity, proliferation, stress markers expression, at last ability to adapt artificial environment to the cell functional niche with extracellular matrix markers expression, and proteoglycans. The innovation of the presented study consists in the developing a unique protocol for detailed cell functionality evaluation during the organ printing procedures. In fact, based on the conducted study, it was proved the safety of the encapsulation methods. Moreover, based on the cell parameters post-encapsulation, there was suggested the optimal time for tissue maturation for application of the fabricated structures in organ printing, but also in other fileds, like developmental and pathological biology, or drug screening. Eventully, a novel way of simple blocks assembly into 3D complex structures was developed and proved to be safe for cell parameters.
At last, for the future research in organ printing, a detailed study over a cell behavior and functionality has to be performed for every fabrication method, what will improve the organ production process drastically.
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Liaudanskaya, Volha. „Bottom-up Tissue Engineering: The Effect of 3D Tissue Fabrication Strategies on Cellular Behavior“. Doctoral thesis, University of Trento, 2015. http://eprints-phd.biblio.unitn.it/1471/1/10.03.15_Doctoral_thesis_modified.pdf.
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Organ failure is one the biggest problems, doctors face every day. Many patients are not able to get a transplant, but even those who recieved it, may undergo painful process of organ rejection and be on the transplant waiting list again. Organ transplants shortage is severe problem in current medicine that has many ethical and medical issues. To solve this problem, the new direction in regenerative medicine was formed, organ prinitng. The main goal of organ printing is fabrication of organ replacements that would mimic the original ones in terms of complexity and functionality. By direct fabrication and maturation of organs in vitro, the problem of organ shortage can be solved, moreover, based on the advances in cell therapy, these organs can be printed with patients own cells, which will eliminte the problem of transplant rejection.
Organ printing is multistep and complex process, composed of three main steps: tissue design, or theoretical modelling of replacement composition; tissue fabrication, or direct cell encapsulation and controlled assembly of building units; at last, tissue maturation to reach desirable functionality of the replacement. In the past decade, there was developed a variety of methods for the second step of organ printing, cell encapsulation, which is practicaly the main procedure for tissue fabrication. However, all these methods of cell encapsulation are complex and they might affect cells viability and functionality, which will result in changed tissue function. Thus, starting from the detailed analysis of the tissue fabrication process (encapsulation and assembly methods) the list of possible cell behavior affectors was composed. Based on this list, we designed a multistep protocol for coherent evaluation of cells behavior parameters, in terms of viability, functionality and activity during the tissue fabrication and its maturation steps. Three main materials were used for this study, two naturally (alginate and modified gelatin) and one synthetically (polyethilene glycol) derived polymers. The encapsulation step was performed with two different methods based on chemical or photo crosslinking of the material. Cell parameteres were evaluated on the molecular level for variety of parameters, including viability, activity, proliferation, stress markers expression, at last ability to adapt artificial environment to the cell functional niche with extracellular matrix markers expression, and proteoglycans. The innovation of the presented study consists in the developing a unique protocol for detailed cell functionality evaluation during the organ printing procedures. In fact, based on the conducted study, it was proved the safety of the encapsulation methods. Moreover, based on the cell parameters post-encapsulation, there was suggested the optimal time for tissue maturation for application of the fabricated structures in organ printing, but also in other fileds, like developmental and pathological biology, or drug screening. Eventully, a novel way of simple blocks assembly into 3D complex structures was developed and proved to be safe for cell parameters.
At last, for the future research in organ printing, a detailed study over a cell behavior and functionality has to be performed for every fabrication method, what will improve the organ production process drastically.
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Sodian, Ralf. „Tissue-Engineering von kardiovaskulären Geweben“. [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=974660175.
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