Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject for a disease, disorder, or condition that involves administering to the subject a composition comprising a secretome derived from electrically stimulated cells. Also disclosed herein is an enhanced secretome produced by a process comprising collecting cells from a subject, culturing the cells in a serum free medium for at least 1 day while stimulating the cells with electric pulses, and collecting the secretome produced by the electrically-stimulated cells. Also disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an enhanced secretome derived from electrically stimulated cells contained within a biocompatible hydrogel in an amount effective to treat a disease or disorder.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a hydrogel comprising hyaluronic acid polymers that are at least partially crosslinked with fibrinogen molecules. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a glycidyl methacrylate hyaluronic acid monomer chemically conjugated to a fibrinogen molecule. Also disclosed is a method for producing a hydrogel that involves combining the disclosed composition containing GMHA-Fib precursors with an effective amount of a photoinitiator and light (e.g. UV light) to crosslink unconjugated methacrylate sites through free-radical polymerization. Also disclosed is a method for treating a subject with a peripheral nerve injury that involves implanting the disclosed hydrogel at the site of the injury to promote neural regeneration.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject for a disease, disorder, or condition that involves administering to the subject a composition comprising a secretome derived from electrically stimulated cells. Also disclosed herein is an enhanced secretome produced by a process comprising collecting cells from a subject, culturing the cells in a serum free medium for at least 1 day while stimulating the cells with electric pulses, and collecting the secretome produced by the electrically-stimulated cells. Also disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an enhanced secretome derived from electrically stimulated cells contained within a biocompatible hydrogel in an amount effective to treat a disease or disorder.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of making electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of using electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, and the like.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods of producing an acellular tissue product wherein the method can include the step of inducing apoptosis and washing the tissue after induction of apoptosis with a tonic solution. Also provided herein are acellular tissue products produced by the methods provided herein and methods of administering the acellular tissue products to a subject in need thereof.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of making electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, methods of using electroactive supramolecular polymeric assemblies, and the like.
Abstract:
The disclosure provides 3D bioprinted test beds and methods of making the 3D bioprinted teste beds, methods of using the 3D bioprinted test beds for testing and/or comparatively testing two or more test compounds on cell growth and/or behavior, as well as biocompatible methacrylated hyaluronic acid-based bioinks for printing the 3D test beds and/or other articles. The 3D test beds and bioinks include a hydrogel material/precursor and can include extracellular matrix components.
Abstract:
A biodegradable electroactive material can be doped with a drug and the drug can be delivered to a living subject by stimulating the material with an electrical potential. The material (in this case a polymer) has an electrochemically responsive oligoaniline block terminated with a carboxylic acid moiety and is linked to an alcohol-terminated diol by an ester bond. Advantageously, the diol is PEG-400, PEG-2000, PCL-530, or PCL-2000.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides magnetically templated tissue scaffolds, methods of making the magnetically templated tissue scaffolds, and various methods of employing the scaffolds for tissue growth and repair in vitro and in vivo, including peripheral nerve repair.
Abstract:
A biodegradable electroactive material can be doped with a drug and the drug can be delivered to a living subject by stimulating the material with an electrical potential. The material (in this case a polymer) has an electrochemically responsive oligoaniline block terminated with a carboxylic acid moiety and is linked to an alcohol-terminated diol by an ester bond. Advantageously, the diol is PEG-400, PEG-2000, PCL-530, or PCL-2000.