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Potential of mesenchymal stem cells as topical immunomodulatory cell therapies for ocular surface inflammatory disorders (2020)
Journal Article
Beeken, L. J., Ting, D. S. J., & Sidney, L. E. (2020). Potential of mesenchymal stem cells as topical immunomodulatory cell therapies for ocular surface inflammatory disorders. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 10(1), 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.20-0118

Ocular surface inflammatory disorders (OSIDs) are a group of highly prevalent, heterogeneous diseases which display a variety of aetiologies and symptoms and are risk factors for serious complications including ocular and cornea impairment. Corneal i... Read More about Potential of mesenchymal stem cells as topical immunomodulatory cell therapies for ocular surface inflammatory disorders.

Preparation of Dried Amniotic Membrane for Corneal Repair (2020)
Book Chapter
Hopkinson, A., Britchford, E. R., & Sidney, L. E. (2020). Preparation of Dried Amniotic Membrane for Corneal Repair. In M. Ahearne (Ed.), Corneal Regeneration: Methods and Protocols (143-157). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0599-8_10

Amniotic membrane transplantation is an established therapeutic and biological adjunct for several clinical situations, including treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and ocular surface disease. However, poorly standardized and validated clinical prepar... Read More about Preparation of Dried Amniotic Membrane for Corneal Repair.

Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches (2020)
Journal Article
Prina, E., Amer, M. H., Sidney, L., Tromayer, M., Moore, J., Liska, R., …Rose, F. R. (2020). Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches. Advanced Biosystems, 4(6), Article 2000016. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000016

© 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Maintenance of the epithelium relies on stem cells residing within specialized microenvironments, known as epithelial crypts. Two-photon polymerization (2PP) is a valuable... Read More about Bioinspired Precision Engineering of Three-Dimensional Epithelial Stem Cell Microniches.

The electrospinning of a thermo-responsive polymer with peptide conjugates for phenotype support and extracellular matrix production of therapeutically relevant mammalian cells (2020)
Journal Article
Ruiter, F. A., Sidney, L. E., Kiick, K. L., Segal, J. I., Alexander, C., & Rose, F. R. A. J. (2020). The electrospinning of a thermo-responsive polymer with peptide conjugates for phenotype support and extracellular matrix production of therapeutically relevant mammalian cells. Biomaterials Science, 8(9), 2611-2626. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9bm01965k

Current cell expansion methods for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications rely on the use of enzymatic digestion passaging and 2D platforms. However, this enzymatic treatment significantly reduces cell quality, due to the destructi... Read More about The electrospinning of a thermo-responsive polymer with peptide conjugates for phenotype support and extracellular matrix production of therapeutically relevant mammalian cells.