Biomimetics

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A biomimetic Schlemm's canal inner wall: A model to study outflow physiology, glaucoma pathology and high-throughput drug screening. 
  • A biomimetic multicellular model of the airways using primary human cells. 
  • A comparative study of brain tumor cells from different age and anatomical locations using 3D biomimetic hydrogels. 
  • A comprehensive model-based framework for optimal design of biomimetic patterns of electrical stimulation for prosthetic sensation. 
  • A method to replicate the microstructure of heart tissue in vitro using DTMRI-based cell micropatterning. 
  • A physical model of the extreme mantis shrimp strike: kinematics and cavitation of Ninjabot. 
  • Biomimetic Surface Patterning Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation. 
  • Biomimetic engineered muscle with capacity for vascular integration and functional maturation in vivo. 
  • Biomimetic nanoparticles for transplantation tolerance. 
  • Biomimetic polydopamine-laced hydroxyapatite collagen material orients osteoclast behavior to an anti-resorptive pattern without compromising osteoclasts' coupling to osteoblasts. 
  • Biomimetic, synthetic HDL nanostructures for lymphoma. 
  • Can we mimic skeletal muscles for novel drug discovery? 
  • Challenges encountered during development of Mn porphyrin-based, potent redox-active drug and superoxide dismutase mimic, MnTnBuOE-2-PyP5+, and its alkoxyalkyl analogues. 
  • Cochlear implants: some likely next steps. 
  • Comprehensive pharmacokinetic studies and oral bioavailability of two Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics, MnTE-2-PyP5+ and MnTnHex-2-PyP5+. 
  • Designing a biomechanics investigation: choosing the right model. 
  • Detection of magnetic field properties using distributed sensing: a computational neuroscience approach. 
  • Diverse functions of cationic Mn(III) N-substituted pyridylporphyrins, recognized as SOD mimics. 
  • Elicitation of neutralizing antibodies directed against CD4-induced epitope(s) using a CD4 mimetic cross-linked to a HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein. 
  • Exosome and Biomimetic Nanoparticle Therapies for Cardiac Regenerative Medicine. 
  • From bouncy legs to poisoned arrows: elastic movements in invertebrates. 
  • Hyaluronan Hydrogels for a Biomimetic Spongiosa Layer of Tissue Engineered Heart Valve Scaffolds. 
  • INK4a/ARF Expression Impairs Neurogenesis in the Brain of Irradiated Mice. 
  • Impact of electrostatics in redox modulation of oxidative stress by Mn porphyrins: protection of SOD-deficient Escherichia coli via alternative mechanism where Mn porphyrin acts as a Mn carrier. 
  • Materials science. Biomimetics and evolution. 
  • Mesoscopic hydrogel molding to control the 3D geometry of bioartificial muscle tissues. 
  • Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success. 
  • MnSOD is implicated in accelerated wound healing upon Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT): A case in point for MnSOD mimetics as adjuvants for wound management. 
  • Multivalent Binding and Biomimetic Cell Rolling Improves the Sensitivity and Specificity of Circulating Tumor Cell Capture. 
  • Neuroengineering challenges of fusing robotics and neuroscience. 
  • Platelet-rich plasma: a biomimetic approach to enhancement of surgical wound healing. 
  • Quality of potent Mn porphyrin-based SOD mimics and peroxynitrite scavengers for pre-clinical mechanistic/therapeutic purposes. 
  • Rapid self-healing hydrogels. 
  • Reinforcement learning via kernel temporal difference. 
  • Sacrificial bonds in stacked-cup carbon nanofibers: biomimetic toughening mechanisms for composite systems. 
  • Short Communication: Small-Molecule CD4 Mimetics Sensitize HIV-1-Infected Cells to Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity by Antibodies Elicited by Multiple Envelope Glycoprotein Immunogens in Nonhuman Primates. 
  • Supramolecular nanomimetics: replication of micelles, viruses, and other naturally occurring nanoscale objects. 
  • Synergizing Engineering and Biology to Treat and Model Skeletal Muscle Injury and Disease 
  • Synthetic biomimetic hydrogels incorporated with ephrin-A1 for therapeutic angiogenesis. 
  • The inhibition by interleukin 1 of MSC chondrogenesis and the development of biomechanical properties in biomimetic 3D woven PCL scaffolds. 
  • The tubercles on humpback whales' flippers: application of bio-inspired technology. 
  • Tissue engineered bone mimetics to study bone disorders ex vivo: Role of bioinspired materials. 
  • Toward a Biomimetic Neural Circuit Model of Sensory-Motor Processing. 
  • Trabodenoson, an Adenosine Mimetic With A1 Receptor Selectivity Lowers Intraocular Pressure by Increasing Conventional Outflow Facility in Mice. 
  • Use of flow, electrical, and mechanical stimulation to promote engineering of striated muscles.