Washington, June 3 (ANI): Indian origin researchers at North Dakota State University, Fargo, are making strides in tissue engineering - designing scaffolds that may lead to ways to regenerate bone. The research of Dr. Kalpana Katti, Dr. Dinesh Katti and graduate student Avinash Ambre includes a novel method that uses nanosized clays to make scaffolds to mineralize bone minerals such as hydroxyapatite. The NDSU research team's 3-D mesh scaffold is comprised of degradable materials that are compatible to human tissue. Over time, the cells generate bone and the scaffold deteriorates. As indicated in the NDSU team's published scientific research from 2008 to 2013, the nanoclays enhance the mechanical properties of the scaffold by enabling scaffold to bear load while bone generates. An interesting finding by the Katti group has shown that the nanoclays also impart useful biological properties to the scaffold. "The biomineralized nanoclays also impart osteogenic or bone-forming abilities to the scaffold to enable birth of bone," said Dr. Kalpana Katti, Distinguished Professor of civil engineering at NDSU. "Although it would have been exciting to say that this finding had a 'Eureka moment,' this discovery was a methodical exploration of simulations and modeling, indicating that amino acid modified nanoclays … Continue reading →

HALO-96 PQR: How to Measure Potency of Hematopoietic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Products This last technical guide video on potency demonstrates how potency is measured using using the HALO-96 PQR assay kit using umbilical cord blood stem cells a... By: HemoGenix … Continue reading →

CLEVELAND, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Arteriocyte, Inc., a leading biotechnology company that is focused on developing and enabling commercial stem cell based therapies announced the launch of Compass Biomedical, the commercial tools division of Arteriocyte that supplies novel cell culturing products and technologies for translational research. As part of the Arteriocyte family, Compass Biomedical has access to the pipeline of cutting edge research from Arteriocyte's research and development team, as well as collaboration partnerships with leading research institutions making Compass Biomedical an ideal choice to help accelerate the transition from basic research to clinical application. Compass Biomedical already supplies 3 product lines: 1) NANEX Cell Culture and Expansion Kit; 2) Adhere-34 Cell Culture and Expansion Bag; and 3) PLUS Cell Culture Supplement. Compass Biomedical's core products are based upon the NANEX biofunctional nanofiber-based technology, that was designed to partially mimic key features of human bone marrow enabling rapid ex vivo cell growth and expansion while maintaining the stem cell's properties. It is an ideal solution for rapidly culturing hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSC/HPCs) for basic research, therapeutics, drug discovery, and screening. These expanded cells have been used to grow new blood cells (including red blood cells and platelets) and … Continue reading →