Most severe degenerative diseases of retina are often due to malfunctions of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Absence of effective treatments has led to development of cell-biomaterial constructs with the aim of creating ...

During the development of the neural tissue of the nervous system, supporting neuroglial cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) guide the migration of the immature functional neurons, provide them with a scaffold to grow ...

Escherichia coli is one of the most studied microorganisms and has found many uses in biotechnological applications. In order to make these applications economically feasible, it is necessary to get sufficiently high yields ...

Polttoaineiden hiilivetyjen on tiedetty ylläpitävän mikrobien kasvua jo yli 70 vuoden ajan. Tämän diplomityön yhtenä tavoitteena oli tehdä kirjallisuuskatsaus erilaisten polttoaineiden mikrobiologisesta kontaminaatiosta. ...

Acinetobacter baylyi sp. ADP1 is a nutritionally versatile bacterial strain capable of natural transformation and homologous recombination. It has a unique metabolism, as it is capable of using a vast collection of compounds ...

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is disease of the eye surface, where tear film is ruptured and lubrication or moistness of the corneal and conjunctival epithelia do not work properly. DES is most common in older people, but also ...

The number of people affected by degenerative diseases of the retina increases notably due to the longer life expectancy. The weakening of the sight concerns especially older people, who suffer from degeneration of the ...