... house extruder part 35 Figure 3.2 Extruder screw 36 Figure 3.3 Parts of extruder frame 37 Figure 3.4 (a) Extruder centric frame and (b) Front support screws 37 Figure 3.5 Vertical barrel replacement ... Table 3.1 Porosity of scaffoldsfor different nozzle diameter 47 Table 4.1 Forward primers and reverse primers used in RT-PCR 60 Table 4.2 Thermal property of PCL/TCP(Si) composites determined by ... can replace, repair and/ or improve tissue function Scaffold-based tissueengineering (TE) aims to aid in the repair and regeneration of bone defects Though bone is a highly regenerative organ,...
... immense driving force behind this project One simply could not wish for a better or friendlier supervisor Dr Bina Rai, mentor, for graciously sharing her knowledge and encouragement in this project ... interactions and the formation of boneextracellular matrix to provide structural support to the newly formed tissue The porous scaffold provides the necessary support for cells to attach, proliferate, ... of bone Figure 2.2 The assembly of collagen fibrils and fibers andbone mineral crystals Figure 2.3 Microscopic structure of cortical and cancellous bone 11 Figure 2.4 The hierarchical structure...
... Japan Y Liu Perfusion Biaxial Rotary Bioreactor for Vascularised BoneTissue Engineering, 2012 Bioreactor & Growth Environments forTissueEngineering Training Course, 5-7 November 2012, Keele, ... molecules to a nanostructure of cylindrically arranged microfibrils to lamellar layers forming the macrostructure of cortical bone Figure 2-3 Vascularised bone anatomy and microenvironmental influences ... mineralises 12 weeks Woven bone formation Fracture union achieved Up to several Normal bone shape restored years Continuous resorption andbone formation throughout lifetime Lamellae bone formation...
... to form bridges across each other, creating an interconnected network between microcarriers 76 Figure 4.4 (a) ALP assay was performed on adherent monolayer culture and apatite microcarriers On ... Literature Review and macro-structure of these materials can be designed using current engineering techniques, and these will be crucial towards ensuring an appropriate microenvironment for cell-ingrowth ... capillary formation while arrow indicates osteoclast bone remodelling 93 Figure 5.4 Masson’s trichrome staining of group (apatite microcarriers + fibrin) and group (hfMSC-loaded apatite microcarriers+...
... suffer from trauma-related injuries or bone fractures Currently, the gold standard forbone grafts is autologous bone commonly taken from iliac crest Autologous bone are bones extracted from another ... Instron micro tester for mechanical testing Ms Irene Kee (Dept of Experimental Surgery, SGH), for her valuable assistance and support during animal surgeries and taking care for them after implantations ... implantation (Hutmacher D.W, 2001) The ability to impregnate cells, growth factors and drugs which can trigger surrounding cells forbone regeneration; controlled drug or growth factor delivery can also...
... nitrovasodilators for over a century The general formulae for organic nitrates/nitrites are RONO2 and RONO, respectively, where R is an aryl or alkyl group Organic nitrates/nitrites are used primarily ... specific requirement for the structural or chemical properties of the components Therefore, choices of appropriate materialsand techniques with fewer limitations are crucial for the development of composite ... form cell sheets, and the cell sheets were then wrapped around a temporary inert tubular support and allowed for maturation for some time to form a cylinder composed of concentric sheet layers...
... research background, objectives and scope of dissertation Chapter is a literature review on the physiology of liver and liver failure, and current liver failure treatment strategies, tissueengineering ... engineering applications on liver failure treatment, a survey of the prior arts of materialsandscaffolds fabrication fortissue engineering, and the state of the art of BALs and cell-based tissue ... material selection for liver tissueengineering 2-11 Scaffold fabrication for liver tissueengineering 2-16 Scaffold surface modification 2-20 Tissue culture for liver...
... Introduction • Compositematerials are used more and more for p primary structures in commercial, industrial, aerospace, marine, and recreational structures Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures ... Aircraft Structures 13-10 Micromechanics: Determining Properties Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures 13-11 Micromechanics: Rule of Mixtures (E2) Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures ... in-plane strains to bending moments and curvatures to in-plane forces—bending-extension coupling – [H] relates transverse shear strains to transverse forces Design and Analysis of Aircraft Structures...
... Cell-based therapies andtissueengineering show great potential for cartilage repair Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) represent a promising cell source for regenerative medicine because of their unlimited ... ESC-based cartilage tissueengineeringand regenerative medicine are summarized in Table Some of the natural biomaterials commonly used for chondrogenic differentiation and cartilage tissueengineering ... formation and possible risk of teratoma formation from any remaining undifferentiated ESCs in the tissue Clearly, there is a need for further improvement in such differentiation protocols andtissue engineering...
... spinel ferrites Therefore, both spinel and garnet ferrites are not suitable for use as EM materials at microwave frequency Table 1-2 Fundamental properties of three groups of ferrite materials μ ... Therefore, in recent years, magnetic absorbing materials have attracted considerable attention Ferrites and metallic alloys are two most important magnetic fillers for use as EM absorbing materials ... are soft Chapter Introduction magnetic materials with relatively large permeability Therefore, hexaferrites are promising candidates for the development of microwave absorbing materials 1.3 Objective...
... administrative staff, Grace Ng and Jennifer Chong Sue Wee from Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in prompt processing of the purchasing work for fabrication of bioreactor and ordering of other experimental ... infection [42] and undesired connective tissue reaction Furthermore, preliminary results comparing non-resorbable matrices to resorbable matrices for chondrocyte transplantation indicated resorbability ... reactor vessels (Figure 2.3) in two independently controlled bioreactors to permit the concurrent study of varied strain rates and percent strain in order to identify optimal parameters for tissue...
... fibers The heart is surrounded by a connective tissue layer which is the pericardium and there are three layers in the outer wall of the heart – epicardium or visceral pericardium, myocardium and ... of the polymer, its ability to deliver and foster cells and their mechanical properties for appropriate applications Natural, ECM-derived proteins are apparently the first choice for soft TE, since ... consequences Several other therapies are experimented for the treatment of the infarcted myocardium, of which the tissueengineering approach is gaining much attention Cardiac tissueengineering promises...
... of one or more coronary arteries and residual obstruction in a coronary artery during or after a heart attack The major risks for any angioplasty surgery are bleeding and infection Other risks ... Associate Professor Hanry Yu, cell and molecular and former vice Chairman of GPBE, Associate Professor Dietmar Hutmacher, expert in tissue engineering, Professor Michael Raghunath, expert in extra-cellular ... cellular growth and create a strong cell adhesion PCL nanofiberous mesh was further reported to support cell proliferation and achieve contract functionality for cardiac tissue replacement, further...
... The vacuum dressing was changed every 3–4 days and most procedures were performed at bedside However, when necessary, debridement was performed in an operating room A negative pressure vacuum pump ... pressure of 100~125 mmHg NPWT was stopped after confirming the formation of healthy granulation tissue Skin grafting was performed when further coverage was required Wound types (acute or traumatic ... versus chronic) and location were noted, and durations, numbers, and fre- Table 1: Patient and wound details before and after negative pressure wound therapy No Age Sex Injury Site Wound grade...
... provide background information regarding the current available treatments for the repair of bone defects and their corresponding drawbacks that lead the author to pursue a bonetissueengineering ... particular her mother, Madam Pushpa Devi, for all her sacrifices, for always being there andfor pushing her to strive for excellence She thanks her bosom friends for being so kind and understanding ... electrostatic interactions and are widely used as carriers for growth factors [Matsumoto, 2004] For example, ELRUHVRUEDEOH -tricalcium-phosphate (TCP) particles are common carriers for recombinant...
... substrate for their survival, proliferation, and differentiation If tissue regenerates by the help of growth factors alone, a carrier, not a substrate, will be required for their sustained delivery ... demonstrated in Figure 14.6 14.4.4 Barrier and Guidance Structure Any scaffoldsfortissueengineering should retain and protect the environment where the tissue regeneration proceeds The protection ... engineering 14.3.2 Favorable Environments forTissue Regeneration There are two modes of tissueengineeringfortissue construction One is in vitro (ex vivo) tissueengineeringand the other in...
... Furthermore, immuno-suppression in organ transplant beneficiary carries a lifetime risk of potential morbidity and mortality Page 15 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Transferring tissue from the donor ... raw materials This dissertation presents new methodologies of developing chitin-based materialsfortissueengineering applications In tissue engineering, a temporary matrix is required to serve ... contrast to functional roles of nucleic acids and proteins, they have been considered to be substances of less importance and regarded primarily as structural materialsand suppliers of water and...
... technical translation, so it plays an important role in the development of Mechanical Engineering The thesis studies the English – Vietnamese translation of terms in the materialsfor Mechanical Engineering ... Mechanical Engineering First, the thesis collects and groups English Mechanical Engineering terms and Vietnamese ones Next, the thesis works out and compares the English terms with the Vietnamese ... appropriate Vietnamese equivalents for the English terms The thesis aims to draw out common translation strategies which can be applied in the English-Vietnamese translation of terms in materials...
... translation of terms in the materialsfor mechanical engineering Hopefully, the thesis would bring concrete benefits to translators/interpreters, researchers, engineers, teachers, students and so on ... abstract for concrete, cause for effect, one part for another, reversal of terms, active for passive, space for time, intervals and limits, change of symbols Practically, Vinay and Darbelnet’s ... to things, principles, or theories and directly borrow the first element which is a proper name For example, Balata belt is translated as đai Balata, Herberger furnace as lò Herberger, Timken machine...