Purpose The use of stem cells in regenerative medicine offers hope to treat numerous
orthopaedic disorders, including articular cartilage defects. Although much research has been …

… Immunofluorescence staining proved the lack of pluripotency markers Nanog, OCT3/4,
and E-cadherin in most differentiated cells. The only cells, which expressed E-cadherin were …

Protein carbonyls are widely analysed as a measure of protein oxidation. Several different
methods exist for their determination. A previous study had described orders of magnitude …

An electronic tongue based on the sensor array of polymeric membrane ion-selective
electrodes combined with pattern recognition tools was applied to qualitative analysis of various …

… p ) and the minimal energy required for polymerization (E c ) of the different formulations were
… between the applied dose (E) and cured thickness (C d ) of the resin (Equation (1)). [ 52 ] …

Over 20 years ago it was realized that the traditional methods of the treatment of injuries to
joint components: cartilage, menisci and ligaments, did not give satisfactory results and so …

The addition of fluorescence guidance in laparoscopic procedures has gained significant
interest in recent years, particularly through the use of near infrared (NIR) markers. In this work …

Purpose The study was designed to investigate whether serum concentrations of leptin,
resistin and adiponectin in obese and normal-weight patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (…

Recurrent tears after surgical tendon repair remain common. Repair failures can be partly
attributed to the use of sutures not designed for the tendon cellular niche nor designed for the …

Despite the clinical success of Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction (ACLR) in some
patients, unsatisfactory clinical outcomes secondary to graft failure are seen, indicating the …