Search Results - "Tong, Xinming"
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Bioengineered 3D Brain Tumor Model To Elucidate the Effects of Matrix Stiffness on Glioblastoma Cell Behavior Using PEG-Based Hydrogels
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (07-07-2014)“…Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumor with a median survival of 12–15 months, and the mechanisms underlying GBM…”
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The effects of varying poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel crosslinking density and the crosslinking mechanism on protein accumulation in three-dimensional hydrogels
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-10-2014)“…[Display omitted] Matrix stiffness has been shown to play an important role in modulating various cell fate processes such as differentiation and cell cycle…”
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Mimicking Cartilage Tissue Zonal Organization by Engineering Tissue-Scale Gradient Hydrogels as 3D Cell Niche
Published in Tissue engineering. Part A (01-01-2018)“…Zonal organization plays an important role in cartilage structure and function, whereas most tissue-engineering strategies developed to date have only allowed…”
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Effect of matrix metalloproteinase‐mediated matrix degradation on glioblastoma cell behavior in 3D PEG‐based hydrogels
Published in Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A (01-03-2017)“…Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumor with median survival of 12 months. To improve clinical outcomes, it is…”
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Injectable and in situ crosslinkable gelatin microribbon hydrogels for stem cell delivery and bone regeneration in vivo
Published in Theranostics (01-01-2020)“…Rationale: Injectable matrices are highly desirable for stem cell delivery. Previous research has highlighted the benefit of scaffold macroporosity in…”
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Biochemical Ligand Density Regulates Yes-Associated Protein Translocation in Stem Cells through Cytoskeletal Tension and Integrins
Published in ACS applied materials & interfaces (06-03-2019)“…Different tissue types are characterized by varying stiffness and biochemical ligands. Increasing substrate stiffness has been shown to trigger Yes-associated…”
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Long-Term Controlled Protein Release from Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Hydrogels by Modulating Mesh Size and Degradation
Published in Macromolecular bioscience (01-12-2015)“…Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)‐based hydrogels are popular biomaterials for protein delivery to guide desirable cellular fates and tissue repair. However,…”
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Sexually dimorphic estrogen sensing in skeletal stem cells controls skeletal regeneration
Published in Nature communications (30-10-2022)“…Sexually dimorphic tissues are formed by cells that are regulated by sex hormones. While a number of systemic hormones and transcription factors are known to…”
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Pharmacological rescue of diabetic skeletal stem cell niches
Published in Science translational medicine (11-01-2017)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease frequently associated with impaired bone healing. Despite its increasing prevalence worldwide, the molecular…”
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Author Correction: Sexually dimorphic estrogen sensing in skeletal stem cells controls skeletal regeneration
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Evaluation of an in situ chemically crosslinked hydrogel as a long-term vitreous substitute material
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-02-2013)“…Currently there is no material that can be used as a long-term vitreous substitute, and this remains an unmet clinical need in ophthalmology. In this study, we…”
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Aged skeletal stem cells generate an inflammatory degenerative niche
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Improved Approach for Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Published in Stem cell reviews (01-04-2015)“…Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have demonstrated great potential for hyaline cartilage regeneration. However, current approaches for…”
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Varying solvent type modulates collagen coating and stem cell mechanotransduction on hydrogel substrates
Published in APL bioengineering (01-09-2019)“…Type I collagen is the most abundant extracellular matrix protein in the human body and is commonly used as a biochemical ligand for hydrogel substrates to…”
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Effects of Polymer End-Group Chemistry and Order of Deposition on Controlled Protein Delivery from Layer-by-Layer Assembly
Published in Biomacromolecules (11-03-2013)“…Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is an attractive platform for controlled release of biologics given its mild fabrication process and versatility in coating…”
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Del1 Is a Growth Factor for Skeletal Progenitor Cells in the Fracture Callus
Published in Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland) (01-08-2023)“…Failure to properly form bone or integrate surgical implants can lead to morbidity and additional surgical interventions in a significant proportion of…”
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Glutathione as the End Capper for Cyclodextrin/PEG Polyrotaxanes
Published in Chinese journal of polymer science (01-08-2014)“…A facile one-pot synthesis of α-cyclodextrin-based polyrotaxane (PR) in aqueous solution is reported, where the peptide glutathione was used as the end-capping…”
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Novel main-chain polyrotaxanes synthesized via ATRP of HEMA initiated with polypseudorotaxanes comprising BriB–PEG–iBBr and α-CDs
Published in Polymer (Guilford) (06-10-2008)“…A novel strategy for the preparation of main-chain polyrotaxanes with lengthily tunable PHEMA as outer bulky stoppers was described in the present study…”
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Impairment in Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Is Driven by Skeletal Stem Cell Niche Dysregulation
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Sliding Hydrogels with Mobile Molecular Ligands and Crosslinks as 3D Stem Cell Niche
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-09-2016)“…The development of a sliding hydrogel with mobile crosslinks and biochemical ligands as a 3D stem cell niche is reported. The molecular mobility of this…”
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