Browsing by Author "Egaña, José Tomás"
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Veloso Giménez, Valentina; Escamilla, Rosalb; Necuñir, David; Corrales Orovio, Rocío; Riveros, Sergio; Marino, Carlo; Ehrenfeld, Carolina; Guzmán, Christian Dani; Boric, Mauricio P.; Rebolledo, Rolando; Egaña, José Tomás (Frontiers Media, 2021)Oxygen is the key molecule for aerobic metabolism, but no animal cells can produce it, creating an extreme dependency on external supply. In contrast, microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms, therefore, they are able ...
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Schenck, Thilo Ludwig; Hopfner, Úrsula; Chávez, Myra Noemi; Machens, Hans Günther; Somlai Schweiger, Ian Andreas; Giunta, Riccardo Enzo; Viola Bohne, Alexandra; Nickelsen, Jörg; Allende Connelly, Miguel; Egaña, José Tomás (Elsevier, 2015)Engineered tissues are highly limited by poor vascularization in vivo, leading to hypoxia. In order to overcome this challenge, we propose the use of photosynthetic biomaterials to provide oxygen. Since photosynthesis is ...
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Reckhenrich, Ann Katharin; Kirsch, Bianca Manuela; Wahl, Elizabeth Ann; Schenck, Thilo Ludwig; Rezaeian, Farid; Harder, Yves; Foehr, Peter; Machens, Hans Günther; Egaña, José Tomás (Public Library of Science, 2014)Delayed wound healing and scar formation are among the most frequent complications after surgical interventions. Although biodegradable surgical sutures present an excellent drug delivery opportunity, their primary function ...