Benjamin C.U. Tai

TL;DR: This review presents methods to improve the processability of chitin, and goes on further to discuss the unique physicochemical and biological characteristics of Chitin that favor it as a biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the RGD-modified chitosan-alginate fibrous scaffold was useful for delivering transdifferentiated hMSCs into the liver and maintaining the differentiated phenotype of the cells.

TL;DR: This first review on IPC fibers for tissue engineering describes how fibers have been used to release protein factors in a sustained manner, made into random or spatially well-defined scaffolds and decorated with appropriate functionalities and extracellular matrices in order to tailor the microenvironment for cell growth and function.

TL;DR: The performance of the various scaffolds as a matrix to maintain the differentiated function of primary hepatocytes showed that albumin levels in the supernatant were in the order of RGD-modified scaffold>collagen Type I- modified scaffold >fibronectin- or laminin-modified skyscold>unmodified scaffolds>plate, while no clear trend in urea production could be discerned.