YOUNG SCIENTISTS JOINING FORCES FOR EXCELLENCE

IN BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH
28 29 MAY 2015, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Abstract Title (Centred and Bold in Upper- and Lowercase)

Name Surname1, Name Surname2 etc.
The presenting author's name should be underlined.
1
2

Department/Research Institute, University, Country

Department/Research Institute, University, Country
email@presenting.author

INTRODUCTION

Since the discovery of chemotherapy in

oncology scientist struggled to find a drug
(or even a combination of drugs) that
would be active only on malignant cells,
and thus leaving normal cells unharmed. It
is knowed that some natural flavonoid
such
as
quercetin
(QC;
3,5,7,3,4pentahydroxyflavone),
posses
chemopreventive, anti-cancer, anti-mutagenic,
cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, antiallergenic and anti-microbial properties [1
7]. A particular feature of quercetin is that
it can exert a dual, pro- and anti-oxidant
effect,
depending
on
dosage
and
treatment time. In addition, in vitro
research suggests that malignant cells
may be more susceptible than normal
cells to the cytotoxicity of some
flavonoids. Thus, only a few agents,
including quercetin, are currently known to
possess such potential for selective
elimination of cancer cells while exerting
cytoprotective effects on normal cells
The Introduction should introduce the
background to the work that has been
carried out. It should contain citations to
the key literature to support this rationale
and should lead to a clearly stated
hypothesis or set of objectives. References
must be added in the text with
superscripts1.

This section should state the materials

and
describe
the
procedures
and
techniques
used
in
the
study.
Subheadings can be used. Sample size
and statistical methods used should be
indicated in this section.
Gelatin was chemically modified with
methacrylamide side groups, resulting in
a degree of substitution (DS) of 61%, as
described in a previous work2

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The section should provide a summary

and discussion of the findings. Proper
figures and/or tables with appropriate
legends should be presented to support
the results of the study.
If using histology or microscopic imagesscale bars should be included. There
should be sufficient information for the
reader to understand, but it is not
necessary to write an extensive text to
explain all the detail.
Phase
contrast
and
fluorescence
microscopy
after
live/dead
staining
revealed that after 1 day of seeding on
MAG hydrogels, HFF cells were well
spread
and
with
an
elongated
morphology.

Hydrogels consisting in two or more

components represent reliable materials
for
tissue
engineering
(TE)
and
regenerative medicine applications due to
the superior properties of the final
product when compared with the
properties of each individual component
as such...

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

Fig. 1: Proliferation of HFF after 7 days using

calcein AM/propidium iodide staining

YOUNG SCIENTISTS JOINING FORCES FOR EXCELLENCE

IN BIOMATERIALS RESEARCH
28 29 MAY 2015, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

CONCLUSION

The conclusions should briefly summarize

the findings of the study based on the
facts in evidence and include any
suggestions for future studies.
In vitro cell adhesion and proliferation
tests demonstrated that the MAG-PHEMA
hydrogels showed a promising cell
activity for future tissue engineering
applications.

REFERENCES

References must be numbered. Keep the

same style.

1. Smith G. et al., J. Biomech. 2:5-11,

2011

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Authors may acknowledge any person,

support by grant agencies and/or funding
institutions
and/or
persons
who
contributed to the study significantly.
The authors would like to acknowledge
the Research Foundation .... (Grant: ...) for
financial support.