Search Results - "DiVito, Michael D."

Collagen-I and fibronectin modified three-dimensional electrospun PLGA scaffolds for long-term in vitro maintenance of functional hepatocytes by Das, Prativa, DiVito, Michael D., Wertheim, Jason A., Tan, Lay Poh

“…Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are important regulators of cellular behaviour in the native environment. It has been established that ECM proteins –…”
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Nanofibrous PLGA electrospun scaffolds modified with type I collagen influence hepatocyte function and support viability in vitro by Brown, Jessica H., Das, Prativa, DiVito, Michael D., Ivancic, David, Tan, Lay Poh, Wertheim, Jason A.

“…[Display omitted] A major challenge of maintaining primary hepatocytes in vitro is progressive loss of hepatocyte-specific functions, such as protein synthesis…”
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Essential design considerations for the resazurin reduction assay to noninvasively quantify cell expansion within perfused extracellular matrix scaffolds by Uzarski, Joseph S, DiVito, Michael D, Wertheim, Jason A, Miller, William M

“…Abstract Precise measurement of cellularity within bioartificial tissues and extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds is necessary to augment rigorous…”
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Bioengineered 3D electrospun nanofibrous scaffold with human liver cells to study alcoholic liver disease in vitro by Das, Prativa, DiVito, Michael D, Wertheim, Jason A, Tan, Lay Poh

“…Abstract Alcohol injury induces hepatic fibrosis which gradually progresses to cirrhosis, sometimes may lead to liver cancer. Animal models are less efficient…”
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In vitro collagen fibril alignment via incorporation of nanocrystalline cellulose by Rudisill, Stephen G., DiVito, Michael D., Hubel, Allison, Stein, Andreas

“…[Display omitted] This study demonstrates a method for producing ordered collagen fibrils on a similar length scale to those in the cornea, using a one-pot…”
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Inducing cells to disperse nickel nanowires via integrin-mediated responses by Sharma, Anirudh, Orlowski, Gregory M, Zhu, Yuechen, Shore, Daniel, Kim, Seung Yeon, DiVito, Michael D, Hubel, Allison, Stadler, Bethanie J H

“…We present non-cytotoxic, magnetic, Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-functionalized nickel nanowires (RGD-nanowires) that trigger specific cellular responses via integrin…”
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Alignment of collagen matrices using magnetic nanowires and magnetic barcode readout using first order reversal curves (FORC) (invited) by Sharma, Anirudh, DiVito, Michael D., Shore, Daniel E., Block, Andrew D., Pollock, Katie, Solheid, Peter, Feinberg, Joshua M., Modiano, Jaime, Lam, Cornelius H., Hubel, Allison, Stadler, Bethanie J.H.

“…•Single-step bi-directional alignment of collagen with cross-linked.•Magnetic barcoding of matrices and cells now possible.•Magnetic signatures detected using…”
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Silica hybrid for corneal replacement: optical, biomechanical, and ex vivo biocompatibility studies by DiVito, Michael D, Rudisill, Stephen G, Stein, Andreas, Patel, Sanjay V, McLaren, Jay W, Hubel, Allison

“…To investigate compositions of silica-collagen hybrid materials as potential artificial corneal substitutes, how these components affect the optical and…”
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Lesson Learned In Teaching Pre-college Students Cybersecurity by Divito, Michael D.

“…This paper will describe some personalities encountered during a summer pre-college cybersecurity class. The goal was to give high school students a sneak…”
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