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Biological response on a titanium implant-grade surface functionalized with modular peptides.

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The functionalization of the Ti surface by the selected peptides significantly enhanced the bioactivity of osteoblast and fibroblast cells on implant-grade materials.
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This article is published in Acta Biomaterialia.The article was published on 2013-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 77 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Surface modification.

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Biointerface Structural Effects on the Properties and Applications of Bioinspired Peptide-Based Nanomaterials

TL;DR: How the versatility of this peptide-mediated approach for the growth, organization, and activation of nanomaterials could be more widely expanded via the elucidation of biointerfacial structure/property relationships is illustrated.
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Nanotopography-Induced Structural Anisotropy and Sarcomere Development in Human Cardiomyocytes Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

TL;DR: A nanogrid culture array comprised of nanogrooved topographies, with groove widths ranging from 350 to 2000 nm, is presented to study the effect of different nanoscale structures on the structural development of hiPSC-CMs in vitro.
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Engineered Chimeric Peptides as Antimicrobial Surface Coating Agents toward Infection-Free Implants

TL;DR: A chimeric peptide with bifunctionality that both forms a robust solid-surface coating while presenting antimicrobial property and demonstrates significant improvement in reducing bacterial colonization onto titanium surfaces below the detectable limit.
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The next generation of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as molecular therapeutic tools for the treatment of diseases with social and economic impacts

TL;DR: Recent advances in the development of novel AMPs with improved antimicrobial activities that were achieved through characteristic structural design are outlined and progress made to overcome some of the major limitations that have hindered peptide biosynthesis are described.
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Enhanced Bioactivity of Mg–Nd–Zn–Zr Alloy Achieved with Nanoscale MgF2 Surface for Vascular Stent Application

TL;DR: The animal experiment via implantation of MgF2-coated JDBM stent to rabbit abdominal aorta confirms excellent tissue compatibility of the well re-endothelialized stent with no sign of thrombogenesis and restenosis in the stented vessel.
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VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

TL;DR: VMD is a molecular graphics program designed for the display and analysis of molecular assemblies, in particular biopolymers such as proteins and nucleic acids, which can simultaneously display any number of structures using a wide variety of rendering styles and coloring methods.
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RGD and other recognition sequences for integrins.

TL;DR: As the integrin-mediated cell attachment influences and regulates cell migration, growth, differentiation, and apoptosis, the RGD peptides and mimics can be used to probe integrin functions in various biological systems.
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Titanium alloys in total joint replacement—a materials science perspective

TL;DR: This review examines current information on the physical and mechanical characteristics of titanium alloys used in artifical joint replacement prostheses, with a special focus on those issues associated with the long-term prosthetic requirements, e.g., fatigue and wear.
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