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Volume 8, Issue 1 (Suppl) J Cell Sci Ther
ISSN: 2157-7013 JCEST, an open access journal Stem Cell Research 2017
March 20-22, 2017
March 20-22, 2017 Orlando, USA
8th World Congress and Expo on
Cell & Stem Cell Research
Social collaboration network analysis of animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices: An
overview based on Chinese literature from databases of CNKI, WANFANG DATA and VIP
Wang Hong-man and Shu-Yang
Peking University, China
Background: Tissue engineering involves many disciplines such as biology, material science, medicine and engineering, so, the
collaboration among different research departments is becoming an important factor to enhancing research outputs with the rapid
development of related sciences and technologies.
Objective: To draw the visualizing map of collaboration network of animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices based
on tissue engineering technology and describe its evolving process and current situation.
Methods: 2518 Chinese literatures about the animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices based on tissue engineering
technology published before 31st December 2014 were searched in CNKI, WANFANG DATA and VIP. Subsequently, social network
analysis was conducted on those literatures by utilizing UCINET software and SASI developed by Peking University.
Results & Conclusion: The collaboration network of the animal-derived regenerative implantable medical devices has evolved from
scattered to single-core dominated, and then to a core-edge one, characterized by increasing and extensive collaborations as well as
decreasing network density and centralization. The core units from 2010 to 2014 include Tsinghua University, General Hospital of
Chinese PLA and Affiliated Nanfang Hospital of South Medical University. Also, plenty of edge institutes exist. In conclusion, edge
institutes should expand their scope of cooperation, while core institutes should improve their cooperation sustainability. Furthermore,
cooperation among enterprises, research institutes and clinical hospitals should be strengthened to promote the industrialization of
tissue engineering technology.
J Cell Sci Ther 2017, 8:1 (Suppl)