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ArticleBiomaterials2008

3D imaging of tissue integration with porous biomaterials.

Robert E Guldberg, Craig L Duvall, Alexandra Peister, Megan E Oest, Angela S P Lin, Ashley W Palmer, Marc E Levenston

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Article in Biomaterials, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert E GuldbergInstitute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, 315 Ferst Drive, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0405, USA. robert.guidberg@me.gatech.edu
Craig L Duvall
Alexandra Peister
Megan E Oest
Angela S P Lin
Ashley W Palmer
Marc E Levenston
Georgia Institute of Technology · USMorehouse College · USStanford University · US

Funding

Vascularization and Bone RepairR01AR051336 · NIAMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GULDBERG, ROBERT E · 2004 to 2007
$999k
Analysis of Cartilage Morphology and sGAG Content via Contrast Enhanced Micro-CTR21AR053716 · NIAMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GULDBERG, ROBERT E · 2006 to 2007
$352k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR 051336NIAMS NIH HHS AR 053716NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR051336NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR053716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porous biomaterials designed to support cellular infiltration and tissue formation play a critical role in implant fixation and engineered tissue repair. The purpose of this Leading Opinion Paper is to advocate the use of high resolution 3D imaging techniques as a tool to quantify extracellular matrix formation and vascular ingrowth within porous biomaterials and objectively compare different strategies for functional tissue regeneration. An initial over-reliance on qualitative evaluation methods may have contributed to the false perception that developing effective tissue engineering technologies would be relatively straightforward. Moreover, the lack of comparative studies with quantitative metrics in challenging pre-clinical models has made it difficult to determine which of the many available strategies to invest in or use clinically for companies and clinicians, respectively. This paper will specifically illustrate the use of microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) imaging with and without contrast agents to nondestructively quantify the formation of bone, cartilage, and vasculature within porous biomaterials.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsExtracellular MatrixGuided Tissue RegenerationHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalImplants, ExperimentalMaterials TestingNeovascularization, PhysiologicPolymersPorosityTissue EngineeringTomography, X-Ray ComputedBiocompatible MaterialsPolymers

Identifiers

PMID18635260
PMCPMC2553033
OpenAlexW2058556102

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