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Nanosensors for Continuous and Noninvasive Monitoring of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation by Wiraja, Christian, Yeo, David C., Chong, Mark S. K., Xu, Chenjie

“…Assessing mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation status is crucial to verify therapeutic efficacy and optimize treatment procedures. Currently, this…”
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Vasculogenic and Osteogenesis-Enhancing Potential of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells by Liu, Yuchun, Teoh, Swee-Hin, Chong, Mark S. K., Lee, Eddy S. M., Mattar, Citra N. Z., Randhawa, Nau'shil Kaur, Zhang, Zhi-Yong, Medina, Reinhold J., Kamm, Roger D., Fisk, Nicholas M., Choolani, Mahesh, Chan, Jerry K. Y.

“…Umbilical cord blood‐derived endothelial colony‐forming cells (UCB‐ECFC) show utility in neovascularization, but their contribution to osteogenesis has not…”
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Cocultures of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Endothelial Cells As Organotypic Models of Prostate Cancer Metastasis by Chong, Mark S. K, Lim, Jing, Goh, Junwei, Sia, Ming W, Chan, Jerry K. Y, Teoh, Swee H

“…In spite of recognized limitations in capturing species-specific responses and high costs, rodent models remain commonly used in prostate cancer metastasis…”
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Inflammatory pain alters blood-brain barrier permeability and tight junctional protein expression by Huber, J D, Witt, K A, Hom, S, Egleton, R D, Mark, K S, Davis, T P

“…Effects of inflammatory pain states on functional and molecular properties of the rat blood-brain barrier (BBB) were investigated. Inflammation was produced by…”
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A Generic Micropatterning Platform to Direct Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Different Origins Towards Myogenic Differentiation by Yu, Ting, Chua, Chee Kai, Tay, Chor Yong, Wen, Feng, Yu, Haiyang, Chan, Jerry K. Y., Chong, Mark S. K., Leong, David Tai, Tan, Lay Poh

“…Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from various origins show varied differentiation capability. Recent work shows that cell shape manipulation via…”
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Contrasting effects of vasculogenic induction upon biaxial bioreactor stimulation of mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells cocultures in three-dimensional scaffolds under in vitro and in vivo paradigms for vascularized bone tissue engineering by Liu, Yuchun, Teoh, Swee-Hin, Chong, Mark S K, Yeow, Chen-Hua, Kamm, Roger D, Choolani, Mahesh, Chan, Jerry K Y

“…Clinical translation of bone tissue engineering approaches for fracture repair has been hampered by inadequate vascularization required for maintaining cell…”
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South Asian students' Chinese language learning in Hong Kong: motivations and strategies by Shum, Mark S.K., Gao, Fang, Tsung, Linda, Ki, Wing-Wah

“…This paper offers insights into an under-researched area of Chinese language learning among Hong Kong's less affluent South Asians, a group whose members have…”
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Biomimetic three-dimensional anisotropic geometries by uniaxial stretching of poly(ε-caprolactone) films: Degradation and mesenchymal stem cell responses by Wang, Zu-Yong, Lim, Jing, Ho, Yeow Siong, Zhang, Qin-Yuan, Chong, Mark S. K., Tang, Min, Hong, Ming-Hui, Chan, Jerry K. Y., Teoh, Swee Hin, Thian, Eng San

“…Geometric cues have been used for a variety of cell regulation and tissue regenerative applications. While the function of geometric cues is being recognized,…”
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The use of microgel iron oxide nanoparticles in studies of magnetic resonance relaxation and endothelial progenitor cell labelling by Lee, Eddy S.M, Shuter, Borys, Chan, Jerry, Chong, Mark S.K, Ding, Jun, Teoh, Swee-Hin, Beuf, Olivier, Briguet, André, Tam, Kam Chiu, Choolani, Mahesh, Wang, Shih-Chang

“…Abstract In vivo tracking of stem cells after transplantation is crucial for understanding cell-fate and therapeutic efficacy. By labelling stem cells with…”
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Alterations in blood-brain barrier ICAM-1 expression and brain microglial activation after lambda-carrageenan-induced inflammatory pain by Huber, J D, Campos, C R, Mark, K S, Davis, T P

“…Previous studies showed that peripheral inflammatory pain increased blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability and altered tight junction protein expression and…”
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Superior Osteogenic Capacity for Bone Tissue Engineering of Fetal Compared with Perinatal and Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Zhang, Zhi‐Yong, Teoh, Swee‐Hin, Chong, Mark S.K., Schantz, Jan Thorsten, Fisk, Nicholas M., Choolani, Mahesh A., Chan, Jerry

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from human adult bone marrow (haMSCs) represent a promising source for bone tissue engineering. However, their low frequencies…”
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Neo-vascularization and bone formation mediated by fetal mesenchymal stem cell tissue-engineered bone grafts in critical-size femoral defects by Zhang, Zhi-Yong, Teoh, Swee-Hin, Chong, Mark S.K, Lee, Eddy S.M, Tan, Lay-Geok, Mattar, Citra N, Fisk, Nicholas M, Choolani, Mahesh, Chan, Jerry

“…Abstract Tissue-engineered bone grafts (TEBG) require highly osteogenic cell sources for use in fracture repair applications. Compared to other sources of…”
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International mindedness in an Asian context: The case of the international baccalaureate in Hong Kong by Lai, Chun, Shum, Mark S. K, Zhang, Bennan

“…Background: Embedding the concept of 'international mindedness' in teaching across a range of subject matter is seen as increasingly important in today's…”
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Electrophysiological evidence of sublexical phonological access in character processing by L2 Chinese learners of L1 alphabetic scripts by Yum, Yen Na, Law, Sam-Po, Mo, Kwan Nok, Lau, Dustin, Su, I-Fan, Shum, Mark S. K.

“…While Chinese character reading relies more on addressed phonology relative to alphabetic scripts, skilled Chinese readers also access sublexical phonological…”
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Prospective Surface Marker‐Based Isolation and Expansion of Fetal Endothelial Colony‐Forming Cells From Human Term Placenta by Patel, Jatin, Seppanen, Elke, Chong, Mark S.K., Yeo, Julie S.L., Teo, Erin Y.L., Chan, Jerry K.Y., Fisk, Nicholas M., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash

“…A robust strategy was developed to isolate fetal endothelial colony‐forming cells (ECFCs) from human term placentas, yielding much larger quantities of ECFCs…”
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Investigating the role of bilingual teaching assistants in Hong Kong: an exploratory study by Gao, Fang, Shum, Mark S.K.

“…Background: Recent government initiatives in Hong Kong have focused on raising the participation of students from South Asian backgrounds in mainstream…”
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Microgel Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Tracking Human Fetal Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Lee, Eddy S.M., Chan, Jerry, Shuter, Borys, Tan, Lay Geok, Chong, Mark S.K., Ramachandra, Durrgah L., Dawe, Gavin S., Ding, Jun, Teoh, Swee Hin, Beuf, Olivier, Briguet, Andre, Chiu Tam, Kam, Choolani, Mahesh, Wang, Shih‐Chang

“…Stem cell transplantation for regenerative medicine has made significant progress in various injury models, with the development of modalities to track stem…”
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Development of cell-selective films for layered co-culturing of vascular progenitor cells by Chong, Mark S.K, Chan, Jerry, Choolani, Mahesh, Lee, Chuen-Neng, Teoh, Swee-Hin

“…Abstract Cell-sheet assemblies are currently being studied for tissue engineering. However, tissues engineered from completely biological cell sheets lack…”
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Stroke: development, prevention and treatment with peptidase inhibitors by Mark, Karen S, Davis, Thomas P

“…Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States and affects more people than any other neurologic disorder. Hypertension is a major…”
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin release in brain microvessel endothelial cells by Mark, K S, Trickler, W J, Miller, D W

“…Primary cultured bovine brain microvessel endothelial cells (BBMECs), were used as an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier to examine the involvement of…”
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