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Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Volume 4, Issue 2

2013 June - 2 articles

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Citrate-Linked Keto- and Aldo-Hexose Monosaccharide Cellulose Conjugates Demonstrate Selective Human Neutrophil Elastase-Lowering Activity in Cotton Dressings

  • Judson V. Edwards and
  • Sonya Caston-Pierre
J. Funct. Biomater.2013, 4(2), 59-73;https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4020059

17 May 2013

Sequestration of harmful proteases as human neutrophil elastase (HNE) from the chronic wound environment is an important goal of wound dressing design and function. Monosaccharides attached to cellulose conjugates as ester-appended aldohexoses and ke...

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Incorporation of Exogenous RGD Peptide and Inter-Species Blending as Strategies for Enhancing Human Corneal Limbal Epithelial Cell Growth on Bombyx mori Silk Fibroin Membranes

  • Laura J. Bray,
  • Shuko Suzuki,
  • Damien G. Harkin and
  • Traian V. Chirila
J. Funct. Biomater.2013, 4(2), 74-88;https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4020074

17 May 2013

While fibroin isolated from the cocoons of domesticated silkworm Bombyx mori supports growth of human corneal limbal epithelial (HLE) cells, the mechanism of cell attachment remains unclear. In the present study we sought to enhance the attachment of...

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