Tetsuro Mazaki

January 17, 2018

Collagen-Binding Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) alone or with a Gelatin- furfurylamine Hydrogel Enhances Functional Recovery in Mice after Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract The treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) is currently a significant challenge. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a multipotent…

March 25, 2014

A novel, visible light-induced, rapidly cross-linkable gelatin scaffold for osteochondral tissue engineering

Abstract Osteochondral injuries remain difficult to repair. We developed a novel photo-cross-linkable furfurylamine-conjugated gelatin (gelatin-FA). Gelatin-FA was rapidly cross-linked by…

April 9, 2013

Enhanced in vivo osteogenesis by nanocarrier-fused bone morphogenetic protein-4

Abstract Purpose: Bone defects and nonunions are major clinical skeletal problems. Growth factors are commonly used to promote bone regeneration;…