[PDF] Top 20 Functional imaging for regenerative medicine

... The spatial resolution of conventional OCT systems is limited to about 10 microns and is insufficient for cell imaging. Only some specific complicated systems—optical coherence microscopes (OCMs; ... See full document

... allotransplantation, autogenous tissues and tissue en- gineering [6]. The ideal airway substitute has to be a biocompatible rigid but flexible tube that should facili- tate reepithelialization, integrate with adjacent ... See full document

... During his tenure at NSF, he managed neuroscience and cell biomechanics funding program and was member of a number of interagency working groups including Interagency Working Group for Neuroscience under the Office of ... See full document

... in regenerative medicine as the angiogenic vasculature forming in the regenerating tissues has a unique molecular ...potential. Regenerative medicine has been dominated by the locally applied ... See full document

... Regenerative medicine, a rapidly evolving and exciting field, can be defined as the process of creating living, functional tissues to repair or replace tissue or organ function lost due to age, ... See full document

... of regenerative medicine aims to cure intractable illness by replacing dam- aged tissues and failing organs, and/or fortifying the body’s own repair ...mechanisms. Regenerative medicine also ... See full document

... Regenerative Medicine is a comprehensive term used to describe the current methods and research employed to revive or replace dead or damaged ...tissue. Regenerative medicine aims at helping ... See full document

... Successfully, these cardiac constructs were able to perform pump function after implanting [14]. Human derived, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were seeded into decellularized mouse hearts in vitro. The seeded ... See full document

... the functional layer [20] and actively participate in the regeneration and re- modeling of the ...endometrial regenerative cells (ERCs), and are heterogenic and have morphological differences among their ... See full document

... salvage marginal livers, or perhaps even xenogeneic livers for therapeutic use. Although decellularization has been used since the 1980’s [146], the first report of whole organ decellularization and recellularization re- ... See full document

... and functional replacement of endogenous cell types [17]; they include stem cell implantation or infu- sion to treat hematopoietic diseases, cardiac conditions and Parkinson’ s ... See full document

... organ was introduced into the body, it grows by 57% [67]. The first decellularized whole heart was produced in the year 2008 [68]. This was performed in rat and transplanted successfully. Decellularized kidney was ... See full document

... The functional wound dressing composed of hyaluronic acid (HA) containing biologi- cal agents was developed [22]. HA has been identified as a major extracellular matrix component. HA is an essential biological ... See full document

... repair. Regenerative strategies to restore damaged or diseased tissues in vivo and create living tissue replacements in vitro have recently begun to harness advances in understanding of how cells and tissues sense ... See full document

... Another possible application is in wound repair, a complex biological process that occurs during most of our lives. Often, in adults, the wound repair process leads to a once functional tissue becoming a non-func- ... See full document

... and functional characteristics in various diseases, including liver disease, diabetes, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, ovarian-related disease, myocardial infarction, Asherman syndrome, Alzheimer ’ s disease, ... See full document

... regenerative medicine. Developing an inducible genetic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reporter will enable non-invasive and longitudinal monitoring of stem cell grafts in ...After imaging, ... See full document

... One of the areas where a different perspective would be of great benefit to researchers in regenerative medicine would be to improve understanding of patient expectations. As researchers, we often aim to ... See full document

... a Regenerative Medicine Coalition (RMC) to jointly promote the research and innovation of RM therapy at cellular levels (Table ...military medicine is one of the import- ant fields in the future ... See full document

... In recent years, international research on regen- erative medicine and stem cells has yielded some promising results and even greater expectations in society. Europe is currently witnessing develop- ments and ... See full document