Sheila MacNeil

Förster resonance energy transfer confirms the bacterial-induced conformational transition in highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide with vancomycin end groups on binding to Staphylococcus aureus.

Oestrogenic steroids and melanoma cell interaction with adjacent skin cells influence invasion of melanoma cells in vitro.

Fibroblasts play a regulatory role in the control of pigmentation in reconstructed human skin from skin types I and II.

Melanoma cell attachment, invasion, and integrin expression is upregulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha and suppressed by alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone.

Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulated NFkappaB/p65 in human keratinocytes by alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone peptides.

Tumor necrosis factor alpha increases and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone reduces uveal melanoma invasion through fibronectin.

Development of a plasma-polymerized surface suitable for the transplantation of keratinocyte-melanocyte cocultures for patients with vitiligo.

alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH 11-13 KPV and adrenocorticotropic hormone signalling in human keratinocyte cells.

Use of peracetic acid to sterilize human donor skin for production of acellular dermal matrices for clinical use.

Developments in xenobiotic-free culture of human keratinocytes for clinical use.

Approaches to improve angiogenesis in tissue-engineered skin.

Dopa oxidase activity in the hair, skin and ocular melanocytes is increased in the presence of stressed fibroblasts.

Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone cytoprotective biology in human dermal fibroblast cells.

Self-organization of skin cells in three-dimensional electrospun polystyrene scaffolds.

Further validation of the interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction.

alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone, inflammation and human melanoma.

Development of a closed bioreactor system for culture of tissue-engineered skin at an air-liquid interface.

Examination of the effects of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidinone) hydrogels in direct and indirect contact with cells.

Sodium salicylate inhibits TNF-alpha-induced NF-kappaB activation, cell migration, invasion and ICAM-1 expression in human melanoma cells.

Culture of skin cells in 3D rather than 2D improves their ability to survive exposure to cytotoxic agents.

In situ image analysis of interactions between normal human keratinocytes and fibroblasts cultured in three-dimensional fibrin gels.

Use of human fibroblasts in the development of a xenobiotic-free culture and delivery system for human keratinocytes.

Development of a three-dimensional organ culture model for corneal wound healing and corneal transplantation.

Modeling the effect of exogenous calcium on keratinocyte and HaCat cell proliferation and differentiation using an agent-based computational paradigm.

The effect of induced biphasic pulsed currents on re-epithelialization of a novel wound healing model.

Development of a 3D cell culture system for investigating cell interactions with electrospun fibers.

Accelerated formation of multicellular 3-D structures by cell-to-cell cross-linking.

Progress and opportunities for tissue-engineered skin.

Plasma polymer coated surfaces for serum-free culture of limbal epithelium for ocular surface disease.

The effects of nickel and chromium on human keratinocytes: differences in viability, cell associated metal and IL-1alpha release.

An integrated systems biology approach to understanding the rules of keratinocyte colony formation.

Real-time detection of stress in 3D tissue-engineered constructs using NF-kappaB activation in transiently transfected human dermal fibroblast cells.

Clinical experience using cultured epithelial autografts leads to an alternative methodology for transferring skin cells from the laboratory to the patient.

Use of an in vitro model of tissue-engineered skin to investigate the mechanism of skin graft contraction.

Epithelialization of hydrogels achieved by amine functionalization and co-culture with stromal cells.

Enhancement of keratinocyte performance in the production of tissue-engineered skin using a low-calcium medium.

Randomized, controlled, single-blind study on use of autologous keratinocytes on a transfer dressing to treat nonhealing diabetic ulcers.

A xenobiotic-free culture system for human limbal epithelial stem cells.

The mechanism of skin graft contraction: an update on current research and potential future therapies.

Tissue-engineered buccal mucosa urethroplasty-clinical outcomes.

Decellularization and sterilization of porcine urinary bladder matrix for tissue engineering in the lower urinary tract.

Inhibition of keratinocyte-driven contraction of tissue-engineered skin in vitro by calcium chelation and early restraint but not submerged culture.

Development of biodegradable electrospun scaffolds for dermal replacement.

Agent based modelling helps in understanding the rules by which fibroblasts support keratinocyte colony formation.

Biocompatible wound dressings based on chemically degradable triblock copolymer hydrogels.

Role of sexual self-disclosure in the sexual satisfaction of long-term heterosexual couples.

Cell adhesive hydrogels synthesised by copolymerisation of arg-protected Gly-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser methacrylate monomers and enzymatic deprotection.

Non-cytotoxic polymer vesicles for rapid and efficient intracellular delivery.

Development of a mini 3D cell culture system using well defined nickel grids for the investigation of cell scaffold interactions.

Development of a surface-modified contact lens for the transfer of cultured limbal epithelial cells to the cornea for ocular surface diseases.

Development of three-dimensional tissue-engineered models of bacterial infected human skin wounds.

Diffusion studies of nanometer polymersomes across tissue engineered human oral mucosa.

Ibuprofen and hydrogel-released ibuprofen in the reduction of inflammation-induced migration in melanoma cells.

Preparation and aqueous solution properties of thermoresponsive biocompatible AB diblock copolymers.

Phosphate functional core-shell polymer nanoparticles for the release of vascular endothelial growth factor.

Development of an Ibuprofen-releasing biodegradable PLA/PGA electrospun scaffold for tissue regeneration.

The development and characterization of an organotypic tissue-engineered human esophageal mucosal model.

Exploring hypotheses of the actions of TGF-beta1 in epidermal wound healing using a 3D computational multiscale model of the human epidermis.

Development of a three dimensional multiscale computational model of the human epidermis.

Binding bacteria to highly branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) modified with vancomycin induces the coil-to-globule transition.

A micro-incubator for cell and tissue imaging.

Enhanced fluorescence imaging of live cells by effective cytosolic delivery of probes.

Using poly(lactide-co-glycolide) electrospun scaffolds to deliver cultured epithelial cells to the cornea.

Developing biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering of the urethra.

Using swept-source optical coherence tomography to monitor the formation of neo-epidermis in tissue-engineered skin.

New insights into induction of early-stage neovascularization in an improved tissue-engineered model of psoriasis.

Internalization and biodistribution of polymersomes into oral squamous cell carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo.

Hyperbranched poly(NIPAM) polymers modified with antibiotics for the reduction of bacterial burden in infected human tissue engineered skin.

A comparison of imaging methodologies for 3D tissue engineering.

Tracking nanoparticles in three-dimensional tissue-engineered models using confocal laser scanning microscopy.

Production of tissue-engineered skin and oral mucosa for clinical and experimental use.

A novel route for the production of chitosan/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) graft copolymers for electrospinning.

Highly branched polymers with polymyxin end groups responsive to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Corneal epithelialisation on surface-modified hydrogel implants: artificial cornea.

State of the art in non-invasive imaging of cutaneous melanoma.

Biocompatible hydrogels based on hyaluronic acid cross-linked with a polyaspartamide derivative as delivery systems for epithelial limbal cells.

NF-κB is activated in oesophageal fibroblasts in response to a paracrine signal generated by acid-exposed primary oesophageal squamous cells.

Methods to reduce the contraction of tissue-engineered buccal mucosa for use in substitution urethroplasty.

Gadolinium contrast agent associated stimulation of human fibroblast collagen production.

A chemically defined carrier for the delivery of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells to skin wounds.

Are biomechanical properties predictive of the success of prostheses used in stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse? A systematic review.

Modelling complex biological systems using an agent-based approach.

Evaluating the use of optical coherence tomography for the detection of epithelial cancers in vitro.

Simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET): a novel surgical technique for the treatment of unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency.

Transdermal drug delivery: from micro to nano.

Mesh social networking: a patient-driven process.

Arginine functionalization of hydrogels for heparin binding-a supramolecular approach to developing a pro-angiogenic biomaterial.

Successful deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty following multiple failed limbal transplantations for chronic ocular burns.

Developing tissue-engineered solutions for the treatment of extensive urethral strictures.

Combined microfabrication and electrospinning to produce 3-D architectures for corneal repair.

The effect of adipose tissue derived MSCs delivered by a chemically defined carrier on full-thickness cutaneous wound healing.

Enhanced drug delivery to melanoma cells using PMPC-PDPA polymersomes.

Simplifying corneal surface regeneration using a biodegradable synthetic membrane and limbal tissue explants.

Development of a microfabricated artificial limbus with micropockets for cell delivery to the cornea.

Cultivation of limbal epithelial cells on electrospun poly (lactide-co-glycolide) scaffolds for delivery to the cornea.

High molecular weight plant heteropolysaccharides stimulate fibroblasts but inhibit keratinocytes.

Comparison of candidate scaffolds for tissue engineering for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse repair.

Developing a tissue engineered repair material for treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse-which cell source?

The development of a 3D immunocompetent model of human skin.

Tissue engineering airway mucosa: a systematic review.

Development of a one-step approach for the reconstruction of full thickness skin defects using minced split thickness skin grafts and biodegradable synthetic scaffolds as a dermal substitute.

Transforming ocular surface stem cell research into successful clinical practice.

Polymersome-mediated delivery of combination anticancer therapy to head and neck cancer cells: 2D and 3D in vitro evaluation.

Monitoring fibrous scaffold guidance of three-dimensional collagen organisation using minimally-invasive second harmonic generation.

Amine functional hydrogels as selective substrates for corneal epithelialization.

Response to letter to the editor: 'construction of skin substitutes using minced split-thickness autografts and biodegradable synthetic scaffolds'.

Pulsatile exposure to simulated reflux leads to changes in gene expression in a 3D model of oesophageal mucosa.

Long-term follow-up after tissue-engineered buccal mucosa urethroplasty.

Acute in vivo response to an alternative implant for urogynecology.

The effect of ascorbic acid and fluid flow stimulation on the mechanical properties of a tissue engineered pelvic floor repair material.

Simple surface coating of electrospun poly-L-lactic acid scaffolds to induce angiogenesis.

Rocking media over ex vivo corneas improves this model and allows the study of the effect of proinflammatory cytokines on wound healing.

Biomimetic poly(glycerol sebacate)/poly(l-lactic acid) blend scaffolds for adipose tissue engineering.

Vascularization strategies for tissue engineers.

Can you whistle? Then I'll come: stem cells home to where they're needed.

Biomaterials for pelvic floor reconstructive surgery: how can we do better?

Fabrication of biodegradable synthetic perfusable vascular networks via a combination of electrospinning and robocasting.

Re: Guido Barbagli, Massimo Lazzeri. Clinical Experience with Urethral Reconstruction Using Tissue-engineered Oral Mucosa: A Quiet Revolution. Eur Urol. In press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.05.043.

The Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft-Past, Present, and Future.

Production of ascorbic acid releasing biomaterials for pelvic floor repair.

Development of an implantable synthetic membrane for the treatment of preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes.

Application of Tissue Engineering to Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence.

Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Different Sources Diverge in Their Expression of Cell Surface Proteins and Display Distinct Differentiation Patterns.

Translocation of flexible polymersomes across pores at the nanoscale.

Dental materials for cleft palate repair.

Evaluating Alternative Materials for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Comparison of the In Vivo Response to Meshes Implanted in Rabbits.

Biodegradable scaffolds designed to mimic fascia-like properties for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

Creating a model of diseased artery damage and failure from healthy porcine aorta.

Developing Repair Materials for Stress Urinary Incontinence to Withstand Dynamic Distension.

Raman spectroscopy detects melanoma and the tissue surrounding melanoma using tissue-engineered melanoma models.

Triethyl orthoformate covalently cross-linked chitosan-(poly vinyl) alcohol based biodegradable scaffolds with heparin-binding ability for promoting neovascularisation.

Use of a Tissue Engineered Human Skin Model to Investigate the Effects of Wounding and of an Anti-Inflammatory on Melanoma Cell Invasion.

Antimicrobial Graft Copolymer Gels.

Peptides from Tetraspanin CD9 Are Potent Inhibitors of Staphylococcus Aureus Adherence to Keratinocytes.

Investigating Neovascularization in Rat Decellularized Intestine: An In Vitro Platform for Studying Angiogenesis.

Controlled peel testing of a model tissue for diseased aorta.

Second Harmonic Generation microscopy reveals collagen fibres are more organised in the cervix of postmenopausal women.

Ex vivo rabbit and human corneas as models for bacterial and fungal keratitis.

Haptotatic Plasma Polymerized Surfaces for Rapid Tissue Regeneration and Wound Healing.

Stem Cell-Based Tissue-Engineered Laryngeal Replacement.

Heparin binding chitosan derivatives for production of pro-angiogenic hydrogels for promoting tissue healing.

Development of a UV crosslinked biodegradable hydrogel containing adipose derived stem cells to promote vascularization for skin wounds and tissue engineering.

Consensus Statement of the European Urology Association and the European Urogynaecological Association on the Use of Implanted Materials for Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence.

A simple rocker-induced mechanical stimulus upregulates mineralization by human osteoprogenitor cells in fibrous scaffolds.

Modulation of the Early Host Response to Electrospun Polylactic Acid Matrices by Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Amniotic Fluid.

Oestradiol-releasing Biodegradable Mesh Stimulates Collagen Production and Angiogenesis: An Approach to Improving Biomaterial Integration in Pelvic Floor Repair.

Oxygen Mapping of Melanoma Spheroids using Small Molecule Platinum Probe and Phosphorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy.

Repairing the female pelvic floor: when good enough is not good enough.

Developing improved tissue-engineered buccal mucosa grafts for urethral reconstruction.

Demonstration of improved tissue integration and angiogenesis with an elastic, estradiol releasing polyurethane material designed for use in pelvic floor repair.

An Improved Methodology to Visualise Tumour Induced Changes in Vasculature Using the Chick Chorionic Allantoic Membrane Assay.

Overcoming scarring in the urethra: Challenges for tissue engineering.

Antibiotic functionalised polymers reduce bacterial biofilm and bioburden in a simulated infection of the cornea.

Visualisation of the insertion of a membrane for the treatment of preterm rupture of fetal membranes using a synthetic model of a pregnant uterus.

Assessment of Electrospun and Ultra-lightweight Polypropylene Meshes in the Sheep Model for Vaginal Surgery.

Use of a simple in vitro fatigue test to assess materials used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

A methodology for the production of microfabricated electrospun membranes for the creation of new skin regeneration models.

Synthetic biodegradable alternatives to the use of the amniotic membrane for corneal regeneration: assessment of local and systemic toxicity in rabbits.

Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) functionalised with pendant Nile red and chain end vancomycin for the detection of Gram-positive bacteria.

Complications related to use of mesh implants in surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse: infection or inflammation?

Exploration of 2-deoxy-D-ribose and 17β-Estradiol as alternatives to exogenous VEGF to promote angiogenesis in tissue-engineered constructs.

Spatiotemporal release of VEGF from biodegradable polylactic-co-glycolic acid microspheres induces angiogenesis in chick chorionic allantoic membrane assay.

The use of implanted materials for treating women with pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

An estradiol releasing, proangiogenic hydrogel as a candidate material for use in soft tissue interposition.

The changing regulatory landscape for biomedical implants and its relationship to withdrawal of some vaginal mesh products.

Improving the biocompatibility of biomaterial constructs and constructs delivering cells for the pelvic floor.

Tissue engineering for the pelvic floor.

Designing new synthetic materials for use in the pelvic floor: what is the problem with the existing polypropylene materials?

Developing a synthetic composite membrane for cleft palate repair.

Production and Characterization of a Novel, Electrospun, Tri-Layer Polycaprolactone Membrane for the Segregated Co-Culture of Bone and Soft Tissue.

A dinuclear ruthenium(ii) phototherapeutic that targets duplex and quadruplex DNA.

Corrigendum to "Overcoming scarring in the urethra: Challenges for tissue engineering".

Porous microspheres support mesenchymal progenitor cell ingrowth and stimulate angiogenesis.

Editorial: What we know, what we don't know and what we need to know.

Recent advances in pelvic floor repair.

Addition of 2-deoxy-d-ribose to clinically used alginate dressings stimulates angiogenesis and accelerates wound healing in diabetic rats.

Decellularised baby spinach leaves and their potential use in tissue engineering applications: Studying and promoting neovascularisation.

Cutting corners, or simplifying technology to reach more patients; using the body as its own incubator for epithelial regeneration.

Ag modified mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial activity in 3D infected skin model.

A Novel Bilayer Polycaprolactone Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration: Combining Electrospinning and Emulsion Templating.

Landmarks in vaginal mesh development: polypropylene mesh for treatment of SUI and POP.

Regenerative medicine and injection therapies in stress urinary incontinence.

Assessment of the Angiogenic Potential of 2-Deoxy-D-Ribose Using a Novel 3D Dynamic Model in Comparison With Established Assays.

Hydrophobicity-Modulated Small Antibacterial Molecule Eradicates Biofilm with Potent Efficacy against Skin Infections.

A Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complex Excited by Near-Infrared Light through Two-Photon Absorption Induces Phototoxicity Deep within Hypoxic Regions of Melanoma Cancer Spheroids.

Characterization of Ocular Clinical Isolates of from Non-Contact Lens Related Keratitis Patients from South India.

Glucomannan-poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidinone) bicomponent hydrogels for wound healing.

Multifunctional Copper-Containing Mesoporous Glass Nanoparticles as Antibacterial and Proangiogenic Agents for Chronic Wounds.