https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 A 'soft spot' for drug transport: modulation of cell stiffness using fatty acids and its impact on drug transport in lung model https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:22756 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:39:12 AEST ]]> Galactose-functionalised PCL nanofibre scaffolds to attenuate inflammatory action of astrocytes in vitro and in vivo https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33377 in vitro and in vivo, and have shown, for the first time, the ability of galactose to maintain an attenuated inflammatory profile of astrocytes in culture, and to increase the survival of neurons after traumatic injury, as compared to control PCL nanofibres. This study highlights the importance of galactose in controlling the astrocytic response, and provides a promising biomaterial system to deliver the essential morphological and biological cues to achieve functional repair after traumatic brain injury.]]> Tue 23 Oct 2018 15:31:37 AEDT ]]>