Basement membranes are extracellular matrices—flat sheets of protein and carbohydrate—that are essential for tissue architecture and function. But like all tissues, they are subject to damage. Until ...

In the laboratories of 3D Biotechnology Solutions (3DBS), a startup incubated at the Mandic Hub in Campinas, São Paulo state, Brazil, solutions are being developed for the biofabrication of human and ...

Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...

Biomedical engineers have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body. When used ...

Cells in humans and all vertebrates are tightly packed together to form organs and glands — tissues essential for living, breathing and moving. “In humans, three families of membrane proteins in ...

Membrane and AlloPatch (R) Pliable are among the 18 tissues that will be covered under the newly updated Medicare Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) for skin substitute grafts/cellular and ...

Eggshell membrane, a naturally abundant by‐product of the egg industry, has emerged as a promising biomaterial with dual applications in tissue engineering and pain management. Its intricate, fibrous ...

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTF Biologics, a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts and advancing the science of tissue transplantation, today announced ...

MTF Biologics, a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts and advancing the science of tissue transplantation, today announced that two of its aseptically ...