Frederico Ferreira

Prof. Frederico Ferreira

Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2020 in Tissue Engineering Part A
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TBTânia Baltazar
Tânia Baltazar
JMJonathan Merola
Jonathan Merola
CCCarolina Motter Catarino
Carolina Motter Catarino
CXCatherine Bingchan Xie
Catherine Bingchan Xie
NKNancy C. Kirkiles-Smith
Nancy C. Kirkiles-Smith
PKPankaj Karande
Pankaj Karande
Multilayered skin substitutes comprising allogeneic cells have been tested for the treatment of non-healing cutaneous ulcers. However, such non-native skin grafts fail to permanently engraft because they lack dermal vascular networks important for integration with the host tissue. Here we describe the fabrication of an implantable multi-layered vascularized bioengineered skin graft using 3D bioprinting. The graft is formed using one bioink containing human foreskin dermal fibroblasts (FBs), human endothelial cells (ECs) derived from cord blood human endothelial colony forming cells (HECFCs), and human placental pericytes (PCs) suspended in rat tail type I collagen to form a dermis followed by printing with a second bioink containing human foreskin keratinocytes (KCs) to form an epidermis. In vitro, KCs replicate and mature to form a multilayered barrier while the ECs and PCs self-assemble into interconnected microvascular networks. The PCs in the dermal bioink associate with EC-lined vascular structures and appear to improve KC maturation. When these 3D printed grafts are implanted on the dorsum of immunodeficient mice, the human EC-lined structures inosculate with mouse microvessels arising from the wound bed and become perfused within 4 weeks after implantation. The presence of PCs in the printed dermis enhances the invasion of the graft by host microvessels and the formation of an epidermal rete.

1 June 2015 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
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FPFilipa Pires
Filipa Pires
Quirina FerreiraQuirina Ferreira
Quirina Ferreira
CRCarlos A.V. Rodrigues
Carlos A.V. Rodrigues
JMJorge Morgado
Jorge Morgado
FFFrederico Ferreira
Frederico Ferreira

7 August 2015 in Chemical Reviews
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MSMiriam C. Amores de Sousa
Miriam C. Amores de Sousa
MGMarco Gil
Marco Gil
FFFrederico Ferreira
Frederico Ferreira
WHWilliam Heggie
William Heggie

1 September 2011 in Journal of Membrane Science
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G SG S
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JBJoao Bandarra
Joao Bandarra
WHWilliam Heggie
William Heggie
BSBörje Sellergren
Börje Sellergren
FFFrederico Ferreira
Frederico Ferreira

1 August 2007 in Journal of Membrane Science
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YSYoong Hsiang See-Toh
Yoong Hsiang See-Toh
FFFrederico Ferreira
Frederico Ferreira
ALAndrew G. Livingston
Andrew G. Livingston

1 February 2020 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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João C. SilvaJoão C. Silva
João C. Silva
RURanodhi N. Udangawa
Ranodhi N. Udangawa
JCJianle Chen
Jianle Chen
CMChiara D. Mancinelli
Chiara D. Mancinelli
Fábio GarrudoFábio Garrudo
Fábio Garrudo
RLRobert Linhardt
Robert Linhardt