Dr Niu\nYiming from the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS), University of\nMacau (UM), recently received an Excellent Oral Presentation Award, for his\nacademic presentation titled \u2018Designing Macrophage-Regulatory Glucomannan\nBiomaterials for Bone Regeneration\u2019 at the 2019 Chinese Biomaterials Congress\nand International Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials.<\/p>
During the event, Niu discussed the development of a natural carbohydrate biomaterial scaffold with a\nstructure mimicking the native bone tissue, adding that this scaffold\ndemonstrates an excellent effect in repairing rat cranial defects. According to\nNiu, the polysaccharide material can activate the host immune cells at the\ndefective site, and these cells secrete an array of \u2018cytokines\u2019 (small-molecule\nproteins) to recruit bone progenitor cells (which can \u2018become\u2019 bone cells) and\ninduce them to function. The research team led by Niu will continue to conduct\nexperiments to understand the molecular mechanism underlying the interaction\nbetween the polysaccharide molecules and the host immune cells.<\/p>
Niu is a young\nscholar nurtured by UM. He obtained his PhD degree from the ICMS and the State Key\nLaboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine after passing a thesis\ndefense in June. Niu is currently working with his PhD supervisor Wang Chunming\non a research project concerning the use of bioactive materials on immune\ncells.<\/p>
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The Chinese Biomaterials Congress and\nInternational Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials is a biennial authoritative\nnational conference in the fields of biomaterials and regenerative medicine.\nThis year\u2019s event was the largest in its history and attracted more than 20 academicians\nfrom China and the United States, over 40 world-renowned experts, more than 100\nChangjiang Scholars, distinguished young scholars, members of the Thousand Experts\nProgramme, as well as 5,000 industry practitioners. <\/p>
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Source: Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.moUM Website\uff1awww.um.edu.mo<\/p>
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