Diego Mantovani

Progresses in synthetic vascular prostheses: toward the endothelialization.

Preparation of ready-to-use, stockable and reconstituted collagen.

In vitro biological performances of phosphorylcholine-grafted ePTFE prostheses through RFGD plasma techniques.

Design of a perfusion bioreactor specific to the regeneration of vascular tissues under mechanical stresses.

Bioreactors for tissue engineering: focus on mechanical constraints. A comparative review.

Preparation of ready-to-use, storable and reconstituted type I collagen from rat tail tendon for tissue engineering applications.

Preparation and characterization of a scaffold for vascular tissue engineering by direct-assembling of collagen and cells in a cylindrical geometry.

Macromolecular biomaterials interfacing with cells.

Macromolecular biomaterials for scaffold-based vascular tissue engineering.

Experimental validation of a new approach for the development of mechano-compatible composite scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering.

Design of a pseudo-physiological test bench specific to the development of biodegradable metallic biomaterials.

X-ray photoelectron emission microscopy and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis of ultrathin fluoropolymer coatings for stent applications.

Low doses of ultraviolet radiation stimulate cell activity in collagen-based scaffolds.

Degradable metallic biomaterials: design and development of Fe-Mn alloys for stents.

Fe-Mn alloys for metallic biodegradable stents: degradation and cell viability studies.

On the effects of UV-C and pH on the mechanical behavior, molecular conformation and cell viability of collagen-based scaffold for vascular tissue engineering.

Assessing the biocompatibility of degradable metallic materials: state-of-the-art and focus on the potential of genetic regulation.

The attraction of a lightweight metal with mechanical properties suitable for many applications brought a renewed focus on magnesium alloys in the automotive and aerospace industries.

How to optimize maturation in a bioreactor for vascular tissue engineering: focus on a decision algorithm for experimental planning.

Compliant electrospun silk fibroin tubes for small vessel bypass grafting.

The role of shear stress on mechanically stimulated engineered vascular substitutes: influence on mechanical and biological properties.

Influence of the 316 L stainless steel interface on the stability and barrier properties of plasma fluorocarbon films.

Irradiated Mesenchymal Stem Cells improve the ex vivo expansion of Hematopoietic Progenitors by partly mimicking the bone marrow endosteal environment.

Biodegradable metals for cardiovascular stent application: interests and new opportunities.

Effects of extracellular matrix proteins on the growth of haematopoietic progenitor cells.

Fetal development, mechanobiology and optimal control processes can improve vascular tissue regeneration in bioreactors: an integrative review.

A new bioreactor adapts to materials state and builds a growth model for vascular tissue engineering.

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and neurotrophin 3 synergize together to promote the expansion of hematopoietic cells ex vivo.

Perspectives on the advanced control of bioreactors for functional vascular tissue engineering in vitro.

Effects of a pseudophysiological environment on the elastic and viscoelastic properties of collagen gels.

Mechanical and biological performances of new scaffolds made of collagen hydrogels and fibroin microfibers for vascular tissue engineering.

Human elastin-based recombinant biopolymers improve mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.

Collagen-reinforced electrospun silk fibroin tubular construct as small calibre vascular graft.

Experimental data confirm numerical modeling of the degradation process of magnesium alloys stents.

Gene expression profile of mouse fibroblasts exposed to a biodegradable iron alloy for stents.

Caveolin: a possible biomarker of degradable metallic materials toxicity in vascular cells.

Process of prototyping coronary stents from biodegradable Fe-Mn alloys.

Small-diameter vascular tissue engineering.

BSA and fibrinogen adsorption on chitosan/κ-carrageenan polyelectrolyte complexes.

Blood protein adsorption on sulfonated chitosan and κ-carrageenan films.

1st minimum consensus meeting on standardization in biodegradable metals: at the 4th Biometal Conference, Maratea, Italy, August 28-September 1, 2012.

Acta Biomaterialia Special Issue: 4th Biometal 2012, Maratea, Italy: August 27-September 1, 2012.

Plasma functionalization of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel for cell adhesion enhancement.

Effect of Poly-L-Lysine coating on titanium osseointegration: from characterization to in vivo studies.

Polydopamine as an intermediate layer for silver and hydroxyapatite immobilisation on metallic biomaterials surface.

Medium conditioned with mesenchymal stromal cell-derived osteoblasts improves the expansion and engraftment properties of cord blood progenitors.

Mutant huntingtin is present in neuronal grafts in Huntington disease patients.

In focus: interfaces in biomedical applications.

Arginine-glycine-glutamine and serine-isoleucine-lysine-valine-alanine-valine modified poly(l-lactide) films: bioactive molecules used for surface grafting to guide cellular contractile phenotype.

On the long term antibacterial features of silver-doped diamondlike carbon coatings deposited via a hybrid plasma process.

Effect of Grain Sizes on Mechanical Properties and Biodegradation Behavior of Pure Iron for Cardiovascular Stent Application.

Dextran grafting on PTFE surface for cardiovascular applications.

Influence of cross-rolling on the micro-texture and biodegradation of pure iron as biodegradable material for medical implants.

On the potential for fibronectin/phosphorylcholine coatings on PTFE substrates to jointly modulate endothelial cell adhesion and hemocompatibility properties.

Fucoidan in a 3D scaffold interacts with vascular endothelial growth factor and promotes neovascularization in mice.

Mathematical modeling of uniaxial mechanical properties of collagen gel scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering.