Category: Science/Research

Ultrasound-Guided Abdominal Lipoaspiration for Orthopaedic Applications: A Minimally Invasive Outpatient Technique

This Technical Note outlines a standardized protocol for ultrasound-guided abdominal lipoaspiration and adipose tissue processing. We emphasize the beneﬁts of ultrasound use in optimizing cell yield and minimizing procedural risks.

Regenerative Sports Medicine and the Role of Microfat

Microfat’s role in regenerative sports medicine is explored and compared to traditional surgical interventions. The size of the market is briefly discussed.

Jointechlabs Names Dr. George A. Skarpas Scientific Clinical Lead for EU Clinical Studies

Jointechlabs appoints respected doctor and surgeon George A. Karpas to a new post as scientific clinical lead for EU studies.

Regenerative Medicine’s Heroic Trio

PRP, BMAC, and MFAT (microfat) are the three primary regenerative medicine substances. The pros and cons of each are briefly discussed.

Jointechlabs Adds Orthopedic and Aesthetic Depth to Scientific Advisory Board

Renowned doctors Dr. William D. Murrell (orthopedics) and Dr. Carlos Mercado (aesthetics) bring new scientific and market savvy to the company.

Best Practices Adipose Presentation for Practitioners

Dr. Nathan Katz discusses best practices in microfat-based procedures and the processing of microfat for optimal results.

Guided Lymphangiogenesis for the Treatment of Lymphedema: Preliminary Clinical Results

Catarina Hadamitzky, Tatiana S. Zaitseva, Nathan Katz, Claire P Edelstein, Manuel T. Escarraman, Dung Nguyen, Michael V. Paukshto Clinic of Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Helios Clinic, Hildesheim, Germany. Fibralign Corporation, Union City, California, USA. JointechLabs, Inc, N. Barrington, Illinois, USA. Instituto Oncológico Dr. Heriberto Pieter, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Department of Plastic Surgery, Stanford […]

3D Bioprinting of Autologous Adipose Tissue for Wound Healing

Critical skin wounds are a major cost for the health sector and lead to immense suffering for the patients. One way to facilitate the healing of these wounds is through autologous adipose tissue transplants. However, the implanted tissue needs to be vascularized or it will suffer from necrosis. To combat this Stromal vascular fraction (SVF), […]

Nanofibrillar Scaffold with Plated Adipose-Derived Stem Cells, Its Use for Lymphedema Treatment in Rats, and Path for Clinical Application

Gloria Sue, Dung Nguyen, Dimitris Dionysiou, Tatiana Zaitseva, Cristhian Montenegro, Peter Tabada, Peter Deptula, Derrick Wan, Nathan Katz, Michael Paukshto, Stanley Rockson. Stanford University, Stanford, CA, US Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Fibralign Corp, Union City, CA, US Jointechlabs, San Francisco, CA, US To address the current deficit of sustainable lymphedema treatment, we investigated lymphatic […]

Combining Freshly Isolated Adipose-derived Cells With Regenogel-OSP

Nathan Katz, MSc, Ph.D., Jointechlabs, Inc., USAAvner Yayun, MD, Ph.D., Procore Biomed, Israel Procore Biomed has developed a hyaluronic-acid – plasma cross-linked hydrogel “RegenoGel” suitable for the growth and differentiation of skeletal tissue stem and progenitor cells. Jointechlabs has provided adipose-derived cell fraction obtained by the “Mini-Stem System”, which contains a range of 2-8% of […]