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Decellularized small intestine submucosa device for temporomandibular joint meniscus repair: Acute timepoint safety study by Chung, William L, Brown, Bryan N, Almarza, Alejandro J

“…Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Meniscus removal is an option for the patient to regain full range of motion if the disc is irreversibly damaged or unable to be…”
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Potential trade-offs between biomineralization and immunity revealed by shell properties and gene expression profiles of two closely related Crassostrea species by Ivanina, Anna V, Borah, Ballav M, Vogts, Angela, Malik, Ifra, Wu, Jingyao, Chin, Adam R, Almarza, Alejandro J, Kumta, Prashant, Piontkivska, Helen, Beniash, Elia, Sokolova, Inna M

“…Species of the Ostreidae family are key ecosystem engineers and many of them - including and - are commercially important aquaculture species. Despite…”
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Decreased Temporomandibular Joint Range of Motion in a Model of Early Osteoarthritis in the Rabbit by Henderson, Sarah E., PhD, Tudares, Mauro A., MS, Tashman, Scott, PhD, Almarza, Alejandro J., PhD

“…Purpose Analysis of mandibular biomechanics could help with understanding the mechanisms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMJDs), such as…”
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Potential Indications for Tissue Engineering in Temporomandibular Joint Surgery by Salash, Jean R., BS, Hossameldin, Reem H., BDS, Almarza, Alejandro J., PhD, Chou, Joli C., DMD, MD, McCain, Joseph P., DMD, Mercuri, Louis G., DDS, MS, Wolford, Larry M., DMD, Detamore, Michael S., PhD

“…Purpose Musculoskeletal tissue engineering has advanced to the stage where it has the capability to engineer temporomandibular joint (TMJ) anatomic components…”
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Inductive, Scaffold-Based, Regenerative Medicine Approach to Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint Disk by Brown, Bryan N., PhD, Chung, William L., DDS, MD, Almarza, Alejandro J., PhD, Pavlick, Matthew D., DDS, MD, Reppas, Serafim N., DDS, Ochs, Mark W., DMD, MD, Russell, Alan J., PhD, Badylak, Stephen F., DVM, PhD, MD

“…Purpose A device composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) was investigated as an inductive template in vivo for reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint…”
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Design characteristics for the tissue engineering of cartilaginous tissues by Almarza, Alejandro J, Athanasiou, Kyriacos A

“…Tissues like the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc and the knee meniscus are often mistakenly viewed as a tantamount to hyaline cartilage, largely due to the…”
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The Effect of Magnesium Ion Concentration on the Fibrocartilage Regeneration Potential of Goat Costal Chondrocytes by Hagandora, Catherine K., Tudares, Mauro A., Almarza, Alejandro J.

“…Magnesium has recently been explored as a potential biomaterial for degradable orthopedic implants but its effect on fibrocartilage remains unknown. The…”
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Animal Models of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: Implications for Tissue Engineering Approaches by Almarza, Alejandro J., Hagandora, Catherine K., Henderson, Sarah E.

“…Animal models for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) or degradation are necessary for assessing the value of current and future tissue engineering…”
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Comparison of the Trueness of Fits of the Biphasic Transverse Isotropic and Kelvin Models to the Tensile Behavior of Temporomandibular Joint Disc by Li, Wuyang, Trbojevic, Sara, Almarza, Alejandro J

“…This technical brief explores the validity and trueness of fit for using the transverse isotropic biphasic and Kelvin models (first and second order…”
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A review of in-vitro fibrocartilage tissue engineered therapies with a focus on the temporomandibular joint by Lowe, Jesse, Almarza, Alejandro J.

“…•There are a variety of scaffold methods for in vitro fibrocartilage research.•Temporomandibular joint in vitro scaffolds do not produce sufficient…”
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Mechanical perturbation model of temporomandibular joint disorders and assessment of musculature by Almarza, Alejandro J.

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Trueness of Fit of Biphasic Transversely Isotropic Parameters Model in the Porcine Temporomandibular Joint Disc and Mandibular Condylar Cartilage and Regional Dependence by Chin, Adam R, Almarza, Alejandro J

“…Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders (TMDs) are not well understood and the mechanical differences between the regions of the mandibular condylar cartilage…”
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Magnesium alloys as a biomaterial for degradable craniofacial screws by Henderson, Sarah E., Verdelis, Konstantinos, Maiti, Spandan, Pal, Siladitya, Chung, William L., Chou, Da-Tren, Kumta, Prashant N., Almarza, Alejandro J.

“…[Display omitted] Recently, magnesium (Mg) alloys have received significant attention as potential biomaterials for degradable implants, and this study was…”
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Absence of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 3 Increases Oxidative Stress and Causes Bone Loss by Menale, Ciro, Robinson, Lisa J, Palagano, Eleonora, Rigoni, Rosita, Erreni, Marco, Almarza, Alejandro J, Strina, Dario, Mantero, Stefano, Lizier, Michela, Forlino, Antonella, Besio, Roberta, Monari, Marta, Vezzoni, Paolo, Cassani, Barbara, Blair, Harry C, Villa, Anna, Sobacchi, Cristina

“…ABSTRACT Controlling oxidative stress through the activation of antioxidant pathways is crucial in bone homeostasis, and impairments of the cellular defense…”
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Preclinical Animal Models for Temporomandibular Joint Tissue Engineering by Almarza, Alejandro J, Brown, Bryan N, Arzi, Boaz, Ângelo, David Faustino, Chung, William, Badylak, Stephen F, Detamore, Michael

“…There is a paucity of in vivo studies that investigate the safety and efficacy of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tissue regeneration approaches, in part due to…”
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Enhancing facial nerve regeneration with scaffold-free conduits engineered using dental pulp stem cells and their endogenous, aligned extracellular matrix by Drewry, Michelle D, Shi, Delin, Dailey, Matthew T, Rothermund, Kristi, Trbojevic, Sara, Almarza, Alejandro J, Cui, Xinyan T, Syed-Picard, Fatima N

“… Engineered nerve conduits must simultaneously enhance axon regeneration and orient axon extension to effectively restore function of severely injured…”
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Inductive Remodeling of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in the Temporomandibular Joint of Pigs by Brown, Bryan N, Chung, William L, Lowe, Jesse, LoPresti, Samuel T, Cheetham, Jonathan, Almarza, Alejandro J, Badylak, Stephen F

“…The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc is a fibrocartilaginous tissue located between the condyle of the mandible and glenoid fossa and articular eminence of…”
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Poly (glycerol sebacate): a novel scaffold material for temporomandibular joint disc engineering by Hagandora, Catherine K, Gao, Jin, Wang, Yadong, Almarza, Alejandro J

“…The preponderance of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders involving TMJ disc injury inspires the need to further explore tissue engineering strategies. The…”
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Regenerative Potential of Various Soft Polymeric Scaffolds in the Temporomandibular Joint Condyle by Chin, Adam R., Gao, Jin, Wang, Yadong, Taboas, Juan M., Almarza, Alejandro J.

“…Biodegradable polymeric scaffolds have been used for tissue engineering approaches and can be used to regenerate temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tissues…”
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Seeding techniques and scaffolding choice for tissue engineering of the temporomandibular joint disk by Almarza, Alejandro J, Athanasiou, Kyriacos A

“…Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disk removal, or diskectomy, is a detrimental yet necessary surgery for patients with extremely displaced disks. Tissue…”
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