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🌟 Excited to share the Title Story, Volume 9 Issue 12: Three-Dimensional Bioprinting with Alginate by Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels with Tunable Physical Properties and Cell Proliferation. 🥼 This paper is authored by Yuanjia Zhu, Charles J. Stark, Sarah Madira, Sidarth Ethiraj, Akshay Venkatesh, Shreya Anilkumar, Jinsuh Jung, Seunghyun Lee, Catherine A. Wu, Sabrina K. Walsh, Gabriel A. Stankovich and Yi-Ping Joseph Woo. 💡 This study characterized the physical properties, printability, and cellular proliferation of native and RGD (arginine-glycine-aspartate)-modified alginate after extrusion-based 3D bioprinting in FRESH. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/gJ34cExZ. #3D #bioprinting #FRESH #hydrogel #RGD #alginate #tunable #physical_property

🌟 Excited to share the Title Story, Volume 9 Issue 12: Bioprocess Economic Modeling: Decision Support Tools for the Development of Stem Cell Therapy Products. 🥼 This paper is authored by William O. S. Salvador, Inês A. B. Ribeiro, Diogo E. S. Nogueira, Frederico C. Ferreira, Joaquim M. S. Cabral, and Carlos A. V. Rodrigues. 💡 The present work reviews important concepts concerning the development of bioprocesses for stem cell therapy products and highlights the valuable role which BEMs can play in this endeavor. Additionally, some theoretical concepts relevant to the building and structuring of BEMs are explored. Finally, a comprehensive review of the existent BEMs so far reported in the scientific literature for stem cell-related bioprocesses is provided to showcase their potential usefulness. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/gysT5B8V. #bioprocess #modeling #cell_therapy #gene_therapy #stem_cell #manufacturing #bioprocess

🌟 Excited to share the Issue Cover of Bioengineering, Volume 10 Issue 10: Potential of Porous Substrate Bioreactors for Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Using Microalgae. 🥼 This paper is authored by Dora Allegra Carbone and Michael Melkonian. 💡 Porous substrate bioreactors (PSBRs) are a new technology to grow microalgae immobilized in a dense culture and solve some problems linked to suspended cultivation. The aim of this short review is to introduce the PSBR technology, summarize the results obtained in removing some pollutants from wastewater, provide an assessment of the potential of PSBRs for wastewater treatment, and the subsequent use of the algal biomass for other purposes. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/giAZFf6K. #microalgae #wastewater #bioreactor #pollutants_removal #mass_cultivation

🌟 Excited to share the Issue Cover of Bioengineering, Volume 10 Issue 9: Bioprocessing Considerations towards the Manufacturing of Therapeutic Skeletal and Smooth Muscle Cells. 🥼 This paper is authored by Teresa Franchi-Mendes, Marília Silva, Ana Luísa Cartaxo, Ana Fernandes-Platzgummer, Joaquim M. S. Cabral, and Cláudia L. da Silva. 💡 In this review, several features and parameters involved in the bioprocessing of muscle cells are addressed. The cell isolation process is depicted, depending on the type of tissue (smooth or skeletal muscle), followed by the description of the challenges involving the use of adult donor tissue and the strategies to overcome the hurdles of reaching relevant cell numbers towards a clinical application. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/g9kV-2qB. #skeletal_muscle_cells #smooth_muscle_cells #tissue_engineering #cell_manufacturing

🌟 Excited to share the Issue Cover of Bioengineering, Volume 10 Issue 9: Alginate Conjugation Increases Toughness in Auricular Chondrocyte Seeded Collagen Hydrogels. 🥼 This paper is authored by Leigh Slyker and Lawrence J. Bonassar. 💡 Current auricular cartilage replacements for pediatric microtia fail to address the need for long-term integration and neocartilage formation. While collagen hydrogels have been successful in fostering neocartilage formation, the toughness and extensibility of these materials do not match that of native tissue. This study used the N-terminal functionalization of collagen with alginate oligomers to improve toughness and extensibility through metal–ion complexation. Alginate conjugation was confirmed via FTIR spectroscopy. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/gHxEQeAu. #collagen #functionalization #complexation #extensibility #toughness

🎉 A successful conclusion of the Special Issue "Computational Modeling of Blood Contacting Devices: Updates and Future Directions"! 🥼 This Special Issue is guest-edited by Prof. Dr. Peng Wu, Prof. Dr. Zengsheng Chen, Dr. Qiang Chen, and Prof. Dr. Tinghui Zheng. 👏 7 papers have been published in this Special Issue. 🔗 Click the link for more details about the Special Issue and access the publications freely: https://lnkd.in/gXdnJ-t6. #hemodynamics #simulation #finite_element_method #fluid–structure_interaction #hemolysis #platelet_activation #thrombosis #blood_contacting_devices

🎉 A successful conclusion of the Special Issue "Health and Public Health Applications for Decision Support Using Machine Learning"! 🥼 This Special Issue is guest-edited by Prof. Dr. Pedro Miguel Rodrigues, Dr. João Alexandre Lobo Marques, and Prof. Dr. João Paulo do Vale Madeiro . 👏 13 papers have been published in this Special Issue. 🔗 Click the link for more details about the Special Issue and access the publications freely: https://lnkd.in/dCtUazaK #signal_processing #image_processing #health #artificial_intelligence #machine_learning #decision_making

Conference Experience! 🗣️ From the 16th to the 18th of October, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 1st International Online Conference on Bioengineering - IOCBE 2024, powered by Bioengineering MDPI. During the conference, I presented my poster titled "Alzheimer’s Detection through Structural MRI Texture Analysis", as part of the Bio-signal Processing session. With the conference theme centered around “Bioengineering in a Generative AI World,” I thoroughly enjoyed attending various speaker sessions that enriched my understanding of the latest developments in bioengineering and related fields.

🌟 Excited to share the Title Story, Volume 9 Issue 11: Bioengineering of Hair Follicle-like Structure for Validation of Hair Growth Promoting Compounds. 🥼 This paper is authored by Hyun Woo Joo, Min Kyu Kim, Soon Sun Bak and Young Kwan Sung. 💡 Using immortalized cells to generate a coherent follicle-like structure, this study has developed models for screening and evaluating hair-care materials commonly used in the industry. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/gx6xpBxk. #alopecia #hair_follicles #hair_loss #keratinocytes #screening #spheroids

🌟 Excited to share the Editor’s Choice Paper, Volume 10 Issue 1: Attenuation of SCI-Induced Hypersensitivity by Intensive Locomotor Training and Recombinant GABAergic Cells. 🥼 Stanislava Jergova, Elizabeth A. Dugan and Jacqueline Sagen author this paper. 💡 The underlying mechanisms of spinal cord injury (SCI)-induced chronic pain involve dysfunctional GABAergic signaling and enhanced NMDA signaling. The study suggests that intermittent training in combination with cell therapy might be an efficient approach to manage chronic pain in SCI patients. Welcome to view this paper here👉 : https://lnkd.in/dWQufQHm. #spinal_cord #injury #chronic_pain #intensive_locomotor_training #recombinant_cells #GABA #NMDA #serine_histogranin