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Editorial: Nano-Biomaterials for the Delivery of Therapeutic and Biological Cues for Regenerative Medicine by Minardi, Silvia

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Evaluation of the osteoinductive potential of a bio-inspired scaffold mimicking the osteogenic niche for bone augmentation by Minardi, Silvia, Corradetti, Bruna, Taraballi, Francesca, Sandri, Monica, Van Eps, Jeffrey, Cabrera, Fernando J, Weiner, Bradley K, Tampieri, Anna, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…Abstract Augmentation of regenerative osteogenesis represents a premier clinical need, as hundreds of thousands of patients are left with insufficient healing…”
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Nanostructured Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration by Lyons, Joseph G., Plantz, Mark A., Hsu, Wellington K., Hsu, Erin L., Minardi, Silvia

“…This review article addresses the various aspects of nano-biomaterials used in or being pursued for the purpose of promoting bone regeneration. In the last…”
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Hyaluronic acid coatings as a simple and efficient approach to improve MSC homing toward the site of inflammation by Corradetti, Bruna, Taraballi, Francesca, Martinez, Jonathan O., Minardi, Silvia, Basu, Nupur, Bauza, Guillermo, Evangelopoulos, Michael, Powell, Sebastian, Corbo, Claudia, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…A major challenge in regenerative medicine is to improve therapeutic cells’ delivery and targeting using an efficient and simple protocol. Mesenchymal stem…”
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IL-4 Release from a Biomimetic Scaffold for the Temporally Controlled Modulation of Macrophage Response by Minardi, Silvia, Corradetti, Bruna, Taraballi, Francesca, Byun, Jae Hyuk, Cabrera, Fernando, Liu, Xeuwu, Ferrari, Mauro, Weiner, Bradley K., Tasciotti, Ennio

“…The interaction of immune cells with biomaterials has been identified as a possible predictor of either the success or the failure of the implant. Among immune…”
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Immune tuning scaffold for the local induction of a pro-regenerative environment by Corradetti, Bruna, Taraballi, Francesca, Corbo, Claudia, Cabrera, Fernando, Pandolfi, Laura, Minardi, Silvia, Wang, Xin, Van Eps, Jeffrey, Bauza, Guillermo, Weiner, Bradley, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…In mammals, tissue regeneration is accomplished through a well-regulated, complex cascade of events. The disruption of the cellular and molecular processes…”
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Microfluidic interactions between red blood cells and drug carriers by image analysis techniques by D'Apolito, Rosa, Taraballi, Francesca, Minardi, Silvia, Liu, Xuewu, Caserta, Sergio, Cevenini, Armando, Tasciotti, Ennio, Tomaiuolo, Giovanna, Guido, Stefano

“…Highlights • In vitro fluid dynamic investigation of the influence of RBCs on micro carriers. • The experiments mimic the hydrodynamic conditions of human…”
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Biomimetic Concealing of PLGA Microspheres in a 3D Scaffold to Prevent Macrophage Uptake by Minardi, Silvia, Corradetti, Bruna, Taraballi, Francesca, Sandri, Monica, Martinez, Jonathan O., Powell, Sebastian T., Tampieri, Anna, Weiner, Bradley K., Tasciotti, Ennio

“…Scaffolds functionalized with delivery systems for the release of growth factors is a robust strategy to enhance tissue regeneration. However, after…”
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Investigating the Mechanobiology of Cancer Cell–ECM Interaction Through Collagen-Based 3D Scaffolds by Liverani, Chiara, Mercatali, Laura, Cristofolini, Luca, Giordano, Emanuele, Minardi, Silvia, Porta, Giovanna Della, De Vita, Alessandro, Miserocchi, Giacomo, Spadazzi, Chiara, Tasciotti, Ennio, Amadori, Dino, Ibrahim, Toni

“…Deregulated dynamics of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are one of the hallmarks of cancer. Studies on tumor mechanobiology are thus expected to provide an…”
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Biocompatible PLGA-Mesoporous Silicon Microspheres for the Controlled Release of BMP-2 for Bone Augmentation by Minardi, Silvia, Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S, Fan, Dongmei, Murphy, Matthew B, Yazdi, Iman K, Liu, Xuewu, Weiner, Bradley K, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) has been demonstrated to be one of the most vital osteogenic factors for bone augmentation. However, its uncontrolled…”
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Biomimetic collagenous scaffold to tune inflammation by targeting macrophages by Taraballi, Francesca, Corradetti, Bruna, Minardi, Silvia, Powel, Sebastian, Cabrera, Fernando, Van Eps, Jeff L., Weiner, Bradley K, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…The inflammatory response following implantation of a biomaterial is one of the major regulatory aspects of the overall regenerative process. The progress of…”
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Mimicking the Organic and Inorganic Composition of Anabolic Bone Enhances Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteoinduction and Scaffold Mechanical Properties by Mondragón, Eli, Cowdin, Mitzy, Taraballi, Francesca, Minardi, Silvia, Tasciotti, Ennio, Gregory, Carl A., Kaunas, Roland

“…Engineered bone graft designs have been largely inspired by adult bone despite functionally significant differences from the composition of anabolic bone in…”
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Improved Posterolateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion Using a Biomimetic, Nanocomposite Scaffold Augmented by Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma by Van Eps, Jeffrey L., Fernandez-Moure, Joseph S., Cabrera, Fernando J., Taraballi, Francesca, Paradiso, Francesca, Minardi, Silvia, Wang, Xin, Aghdasi, Bayan, Tasciotti, Ennio, Weiner, Bradley K.

“…Remodeling of the human bony skeleton is constantly occurring with up to 10% annual bone volume turnover from osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity. A shift…”
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Bioinspired Scaffold Action Under the Extreme Physiological Conditions of Simulated Space Flights: Osteogenesis Enhancing Under Microgravity by Avitabile, Elisabetta, Fusco, Laura, Minardi, Silvia, Orecchioni, Marco, Zavan, Barbara, Yilmazer, Acelya, Rauner, Martina, Pippia, Proto, Tasciotti, Ennio, Delogu, Lucia Gemma

“…Prolonged exposure to microgravity (MG) during long-duration space flights is known to induce severe dysregulation of osteoblast functions connected to a…”
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Persistent amenorrhea and decreased DHEAS to cortisol ratio after recovery from anorexia nervosa by Andrisani, Alessandra, Sabbadin, Chiara, Minardi, Silvia, Favaro, Angela, Donà, Gabriella, Bordin, Luciana, Ambrosini, Guido, Armanini, Decio

“…Persistent amenorrhea is a frequent condition affecting anorexic patients after stable weight recovery. It has been proposed that it could be due to…”
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Composite microsphere-functionalized scaffold for the controlled release of small molecules in tissue engineering by Pandolfi, Laura, Minardi, Silvia, Taraballi, Francesca, Liu, Xeuwu, Ferrari, Mauro, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…Current tissue engineering strategies focus on restoring damaged tissue architectures using biologically active scaffolds. The ideal scaffold would mimic the…”
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The effect of local steroid application on bony fusion in a rat posterolateral spinal arthrodesis model by Kannan, Abhishek, Minardi, Silvia, Ellenbogen, David J., Hallman, Mitchell J., Greene, Allison C., Yamaguchi, Jonathan T., Plantz, Mark A., Jeong, Soyoen, Sana, Kennedy C., Shah, Vivek, Yun, Chawon, Hsu, Erin L., Hsu, Wellington K.

“…Introduction Local steroid administration during anterior cervical spine surgery has been shown to improve postoperative dysphagia. However, concerns over…”
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Characterizing the host response to rhPDGF‐BB in a rat spinal arthrodesis model by Yamaguchi, Jonathan T., Weiner, Joseph A., Minardi, Silvia, Greene, Allison C., Ellenbogen, David J., Hallman, Mitchell J., Shah, Vivek P., Weisz, Kevin M., Jeong, Soyeon, Nandurkar, Tejas, Yun, Chawon, Hsu, Wellington K., Hsu, Erin L.

“…Background Due to the constraints surrounding autograft bone, surgeons have turned to osteoinductive agents to augment spinal fusion. Reports of complications…”
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LE DIMENSIONI LINGUISTICHE NEL CURRICOLO DI UNA DISCIPLINA DETTA NON LINGUISTICA by Silvia Minardi

“…In questo articolo si intende dimostrare la necessità e la fattibilità di una progettazione curricolare delle discipline dette non linguistiche che,…”
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A biomimetic 3D model of hypoxia-driven cancer progression by Liverani, Chiara, De Vita, Alessandro, Minardi, Silvia, Kang, Yibin, Mercatali, Laura, Amadori, Dino, Bongiovanni, Alberto, La Manna, Federico, Ibrahim, Toni, Tasciotti, Ennio

“…The fate of tumors depends both on the cancer cells’ intrinsic characteristics and on the environmental conditions where the tumors reside and grow. Engineered…”
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