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decellularized spinach

2024

Dikici S.,

Enhancing wound regeneration potential of fibroblasts using ascorbic acid-loaded decellularized baby spinach leaves” 

Polymer Bulletin

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-024-05185-1

decellularized spinach

2023

Dikici S., Cavdaroglu C.

Development of pro-angiogenic wound dressings from 2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR)-loaded decellularized plant leaves” 

Journal of Materials Science 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09064-4​

polycaprolactone scaffold rat calvarial defect

2023

Aldemir Dikici B., Chen MC., Dikici S., Chiu HC., Claeyssens F.

“In Vivo Bone Regeneration Capacity of Multiscale Porous Polycaprolactone-Based High Internal Phase Emulsion (PolyHIPE) Scaffolds in a Rat Calvarial Defect Model” 

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c04362

ascorbic acid polycaprolactone

2023

Dikici S.

“Ascorbic Acid Enhances the Metabolic Activity, Growth and Collagen Production of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Growing in Three-dimensional (3D) Culture” 

Gazi University Journal of Science

https://doi.org/10.35378/gujs.1040277

polycaprolactone polyhipe

2022

Aldemir Dikici B., Dikici S., Claeyssens F. 

“Synergistic effect of type and concentration of surfactant and diluting solvent on the morphology of emulsion templated matrices developed as tissue engineering scaffolds” 

Reactive and Functional Polymers 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105387

electrospinning

2022

Dikici S.

“A sweet way to increase the metabolic activity and migratory response of wound-related cells: deoxy-sugar incorporated natural polymeric fibres as a potential bioactive wound patch” 

Turkish Journal of Biology 

https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-2108-27

decellularized spinach

2021

Dikici S., Yar M., Bullock AJ., Shepherd J., Roman S., MacNeil S., 

“Developing Wound Dressings Using 2-deoxy-D-Ribose to Induce Angiogenesis as a Backdoor Route for Stimulating the Production of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor” 

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111437

polyhipe decellularized extracellular matrix

2021

Dikici S., Aldemir Dikici B., MacNeil S., Claeyssens F.

“Decellularised extracellular matrix decorated PCL PolyHIPE scaffolds for enhanced cellular activity, integration and angiogenesis”

Biomaterials Science 

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1BM01262B

thiolene paper.png

2021

Aldemir Dikici B, Malayeri A, Sherborne C, Dikici S, Paterson T, Dew L, Hatton P, Ortega I, MacNeil S, Langford C, Cameron N, and Claeyssens F

“Thiolene- and Polycaprolactone Methacrylate-Based Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsion (PolyHIPE) Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering” 

Biomacromolecules

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01129

2-deoxy-d-Ribose (2dDR) human aortic endothelial cells

2020

Dikici S., Bullock AJ., Yar M., Claeyssens F., MacNeil S.,

“2-Deoxy-d-ribose (2dDR) upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and stimulates angiogenesis”

Microvascular Research 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2020.104035

CAM assay

2020

Dikici S., Claeyssens F., MacNeil S.,

“Pre-seeding of simple electrospun scaffolds with a combination of endothelial cells and fibroblasts strongly promotes angiogenesis”

Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13770-020-00263-7

cotton wax 2dDR dressing

2020

Anisa Andleeb, Serkan Dikici, Tayyaba Sher Waris, Muhammad Mustehsan Bashir, Shahid Akhter, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Sheila MacNeil, Muhammad Yar

“Developing affordable and accessible pro-angiogenic wound dressings; incorporation of 2 deoxy D-ribose (2dDR) into cotton fibres and wax-coated cotton fibres”

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

https://doi.org/10.1002/term.3072

PHBV vascular network

2020

Dikici S., Claeyssens F., MacNeil S.,

“Bioengineering vascular networks to study angiogenesis and vascularisation of physiologically relevant tissue models in vitro”

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c00191

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3D vascularization model

2020

Dikici S.*, Aldemir Dikici B*. (*equally contributed authors), Bhaloo SI., Balcells M., Edelman ER., MacNeil S., Reilly GC., Sherborne C., Claeyssens F.

“Assessment of the angiogenic potential of 2-deoxy-D-ribose using a novel in vitro 3D dynamic model in comparison with established in vitro assays”

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00451

bilayer barrier membrane

2019

Aldemir Dikici B.*, Dikici S*. (*equally contributed authors), Reilly GC., MacNeil S., Claeyssens F.

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

Materials

https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12162643

decellularized spinach

2019

Dikici S., Claeyssens F., MacNeil S.

“Decellularised baby spinach leaves and their potential use in tissue engineering applications: studying and promoting neovascularisation”

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328219863115

diabetic rat wound healing 2dDR

2019

Azam M., Dikici S., Roman S., Mehmood A., Chaudhry Anwar A., Rehman IU., MacNeil S., Yar M.

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

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328219859991

chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model

2019

Mangir N., Dikici S., Claeyssens F., MacNeil S.

“Using ex ovo chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay to evaluate the biocompatibility and angiogenic response to biomaterials”

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00172

2-deoxy-D-ribose (2dDR) & Estradiol

2019

Dikici S., Mangir N., Claeyssens F., Yar M., MacNeil S.

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

Regenerative medicine

https://doi.org/10.2217/rme-2018-0068

uterine manipulator

2017

Dikici S., Aldemir Dikici B., Eser H., Gezgin E., Baser O.,Savas S., Yilmaz B., Oflaz H.

“Development of a 2-dof Uterine Manipulator with LED Illumination System for Gynecological Surgeries”

Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies

https://doi.org/10.1080/13645706.2017.1341927

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