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 ...
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 ...
Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the ...
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 ...
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Membrane Wrap – Hydro™, a hydrated human amnion membrane allograft by BioLab Sciences, has just been recognized by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Tissue Reference ...
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 ...
In 2020, right when Jane Baude was starting her Ph.D. research at UC Santa Barbara, she learned that a critical component of her experiment — the gel needed to grow and test mammary epithelial cells — ...
Living cells may generate electricity through the natural motion of their membranes. These fast electrical signals could play ...