@article{AngelovaDaskalovaFilipovetal.,
  author    = {Angelova, Liliya and Daskalova, Albena and Filipov, Emil and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Tomasch, Janine and Avdeev, Georgi and Teuschl-Woller, Andreas Herbert and Buchvarov, Ivan},
  title     = {Optimizing the Surface Structural and Morphological Properties of Silk Thin Films via Ultra-Short Laser Texturing for Creation of Muscle Cell Matrix Model},
  series = {Polymers},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {Polymers},
  number    = {14(13), 2584},
  abstract  = {Temporary scaffolds that mimic the extracellular matrix's structure and provide a stable substratum for the natural growth of cells are an innovative trend in the field of tissue engineering. The aim of this study is to obtain and design porous 2D fibroin-based cell matrices by femtosecond laser-induced microstructuring for future applications in muscle tissue engineering. Ultra-fast laser treatment is a non-contact method, which generates controlled porosity-the creation of micro/nanostructures on the surface of the biopolymer that can strongly affect cell behavior, while the control over its surface characteristics has the potential of directing the growth of future muscle tissue in the desired direction. The laser structured 2D thin film matrices from silk were characterized by means of SEM, EDX, AFM, FTIR, Micro-Raman, XRD, and 3D-roughness analyses. A WCA evaluation and initial experiments with murine C2C12 myoblasts cells were also performed. The results show that by varying the laser parameters, a different structuring degree can be achieved through the initial lifting and ejection of the material around the area of laser interaction to generate porous channels with varying widths and depths. The proper optimization of the applied laser parameters can significantly improve the bioactive properties of the investigated 2D model of a muscle cell matrix. Keywords: biopolymers; femtosecond laser processing; muscle cell matrix 2D model; muscle tissue engineering; silk fibroin.},
  subject      = {Tissue Engineering},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DeiningerWagnerHeimeletal.,
  author    = {Deininger, Christian and Wagner, Andrea and Heimel, Patrick and Salzer, Elias and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Weißenbacher, Nadja and Grillari, Johannes and Redl, Heinz and Wichlas, Florian and Freude, Thomas and Tempfer, Herbert and Teuschl-Woller, Andreas and Traweger, Andreas},
  title     = {Enhanced BMP-2-Mediated Bone Repair Using an Anisotropic Silk Fibroin Scaffold Coated with Bone-like Apatite},
  series = {Int. J. Mol. Sci.},
  volume    = {23},
  journal   = {Int. J. Mol. Sci.},
  number    = {1 / 283},
  abstract  = {The repair of large bone defects remains challenging and often requires graft material due to limited availability of autologous bone. In clinical settings, collagen sponges loaded with excessive amounts of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) are occasionally used for the treatment of bone non-unions, increasing the risk of adverse events. Therefore, strategies to reduce rhBMP-2 dosage are desirable. Silk scaffolds show great promise due to their favorable biocompatibility and their utility for various biofabrication methods. For this study, we generated silk scaffolds with axially aligned pores, which were subsequently treated with 10× simulated body fluid (SBF) to generate an apatitic calcium phosphate coating. Using a rat femoral critical sized defect model (CSD) we evaluated if the resulting scaffold allows the reduction of BMP-2 dosage to promote efficient bone repair by providing appropriate guidance cues. Highly porous, anisotropic silk scaffolds were produced, demonstrating good cytocompatibility in vitro and treatment with 10× SBF resulted in efficient surface coating. In vivo, the coated silk scaffolds loaded with a low dose of rhBMP-2 demonstrated significantly improved bone regeneration when compared to the unmineralized scaffold. Overall, our findings show that this simple and cost-efficient technique yields scaffolds that enhance rhBMP-2 mediated bone healing.},
  subject      = {Tissue Engineering},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TeuschlSchuhWeihsetal.,
  author    = {Teuschl, Andreas and Schuh, Christina and Weihs, Anna and Guillaume, Olivier and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Redl, Heinz and Kaplan, David and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik},
  title     = {Tailoring bioactivity of silk-based biomaterials via delivering and functionalization strategies with fibrinogen/thrombin, plant lectins or laminin},
  subject      = {Biomaterials},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TeuschlHeimelMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Teuschl, Andreas and Heimel, Patrick and Monforte Vila, Xavier and N{\"u}rnberger, Sylvia and Tangl, Stefan and van Griensven, Martijn and Redl, Heinz and Nau, Thomas},
  title     = {Anterior cruciate ligament regeneration using the silk-based RegACL scaffold},
  subject      = {Tissue Engineering},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SalzerRiederMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Salzer, Elias and Rieder, Bernhard and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Weihs, Anna and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik and Teuschl, Andreas},
  title     = {Evaluation of a novel hydrostatic pressure bioreactor on bovine cartilage chips},
  subject      = {Bioreactor},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SalzerLiousiaMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Salzer, Elias and Liousia, Varvara and Monforte Vila, Xavier and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik},
  title     = {Tracking of small aquatic organisms with custom-made tracking plates},
  subject      = {Ecotoxicology},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{TeuschlWeihsFuchsetal.,
  author    = {Teuschl, Andreas and Weihs, Anna and Fuchs, Christiane and Monforte Vila, Xavier},
  title     = {Silk as a versatile biomaterial for musculoskeletal tissue engineering},
  subject      = {Silk},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchneiderLehmannvanOschetal.,
  author    = {Schneider, Cornelia and Lehmann, Johannes and van Osch, Gerjo and Hildner, Florian and Teuschl, Andreas and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Miosga, David and Heimel, Patrick and Priglinger, Eleni and Redl, Heinz and Wolbank, Susanne and N{\"u}rnberger, Sylvia},
  title     = {Systematic Comparison of Protocols for the Preparation of Human Articular Cartilage for Use as Scaffold Material in Cartilage Tissue Engineering},
  series = {Tissue Eng Part C Methods},
  volume    = {22},
  journal   = {Tissue Eng Part C Methods},
  number    = {12},
  subject      = {Cartilage},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SzwarcFuchsWeihsetal.,
  author    = {Szwarc, Dorota and Fuchs, Christiane and Weihs, Anna and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Hanetseder, Dominik and Teuschl, Andreas and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik},
  title     = {The effect of shock waves on in vitro cartilage development in silk scaffolds},
  subject      = {Shockwave treatment},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HeherMaleinerPruelleretal.,
  author    = {Heher, Philipp and Maleiner, Babette and Pr{\"u}ller, Johanna and Teuschl, Andreas and Kollmitzer, Josef and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Wolbank, Susanne and Redl, Heinz and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik and Fuchs, Christiane},
  title     = {A novel bioreactor for the generation of highly aligned 3D skeletal muscle-like constructs through orientation of fibrin via application of static strain},
  series = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  journal   = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  subject      = {Bioreactor},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GuillaumeParkMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Guillaume, Olivier and Park, Jaesung and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Gruber-Blum, Simone and Redl, Heinz and Petter-Puchner, Akexander and Teuschl, Andreas},
  title     = {Fabrication of silk mesh with enhanced cytocompatibility: preliminary in vitro investigation toward cell-based therapy for hernia repair},
  series = {Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine},
  journal   = {Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine},
  subject      = {Cytocompatibility},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{GuillaumeMonforteVila,
  author    = {Guillaume, Olivier and Monforte Vila, Xavier},
  title     = {Development of a Biodegradable Silk Mesh Suitable for Intra-Operative Fast Cell Seeding},
  subject      = {Silk},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TeuschlNeutschMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Teuschl, Andreas and Neutsch, Lukas and Monforte Vila, Xavier and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik and van Griensven, Martijn and Gabor, Franz and Redl, Heinz},
  title     = {Enhanced cell adhesion on silk fibroin via lectin surface modification.},
  series = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  journal   = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  subject      = {Silk},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{PurtscherErgirSzwarcetal.,
  author    = {Purtscher, Michaela and Ergir, Ece and Szwarc, Dorota and Monforte Vila, Xavier and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik and Huber-Gries, Carina},
  title     = {A microfluidic-based easy-to-use cardiac tissue model for drug screening applications},
  subject      = {Tissue Generation},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{PurtscherErgirMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Purtscher, Michaela and Ergir, Ece and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Huber-Gries, Carina},
  title     = {Establishment of an in vitro heart tissue model for pre-clinical screening of therapeutic agents using microfluidic technology},
  subject      = {Tissue Generation},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SchneiderAignerMonforteVilaetal.,
  author    = {Schneider, Karl Heinrich and Aigner, Petra and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Holnthoner, Wolfgang and Teuschl, Andreas and Bergmeister, Helga and Redl, Heinz},
  title     = {Naturally derived acellular small diameter vascular grafts from human placenta for reconstructive surgery},
  subject      = {Placenta},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchneiderAignerHolnthoneretal.,
  author    = {Schneider, Karl Heinrich and Aigner, Petra and Holnthoner, Wolfgang and Monforte Vila, Xavier and N{\"u}rnberger, Sylvia and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik and Redl, Heinz and Teuschl, Andreas},
  title     = {Decellularized human placenta chorion matrix as a favorable source of small-diameter vascular grafts},
  series = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  journal   = {Acta Biomaterialia},
  subject      = {Grafting},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FriedrichLakicPraehauseretal.,
  author    = {Friedrich, Robin and Lakic, Nevana and Pr{\"a}hauser, Linda and Schweitzer, Karoline and Olscher, Christoph and Monforte Vila, Xavier and Leitner, Rita and Gepp, Barbara},
  title     = {Effects of Plastic on the Freshwater Snail Biomphalaria Glabrata},
  series = {SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark from 15 - 19. May 2022},
  journal   = {SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark from 15 - 19. May 2022},
  subject      = {Ecotoxicology},
  language  = {en}
}