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Advanced Robotics to Address the Translational Gap in Tendon Engineering [PDF]
Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2022 Tendon disease is a significant and growing burden to healthcare systems. One strategy to address this challenge is tissue engineering. A widely held view in this field is that mechanical stimulation provided to constructs should replicate the mechanical
Iain L. Sander +4 more
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Recent advances in tendon tissue engineering strategy
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Tendon injuries often result in significant pain and disability and impose severe clinical and financial burdens on our society. Despite considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past several decades, effective treatments ...
Chao Ning +14 more
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Bioactive Nanostructured Scaffold-Based Approach for Tendon and Ligament Tissue Engineering
Nanomaterials, 2023 An effective therapeutic strategy to treat tendon or ligament injury continues to be a clinical challenge due to the limited natural healing capacity of these tissues.
Darshan Tagadur Govindaraju +4 more
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The Role of Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2020 Tendons are unique forms of connective tissue aiming to transmit the mechanical force of muscle contraction to the bones. Tendon injury may be due to direct trauma or might be secondary to overuse injury and age-related degeneration, leading to ...
Angelo V. Vasiliadis +1 more
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Tendon tissue engineering: An overview of biologics to promote tendon healing and repair
Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2023 Tendons are dense connective tissues with a hierarchical polarized structure that respond to and adapt to the transmission of muscle contraction forces to the skeleton, enabling motion and maintaining posture.
Vera Citro +5 more
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Immortalized Rat Tendon-Derived Stem Cells for Tendon Tissue Engineering [PDF]
BioengineeringTendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) are a unique cell population found in tendons, exhibiting both mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-like phenotypes and tendon-specific markers.
Kat Tik Lau +4 more
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Improved tendon healing using bFGF, BMP-12 and TGFβ1 in a rat model [PDF]
European Cells & Materials, 2018 Several growth factors (GFs) are expressed as tendons heal, but it remains unknown whether their combined application enhances the healing process.
M Majewski +7 more
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A Systematic Review of Tissue Engineering Scaffold in Tendon Bone Healing in vivo
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Background: Tendon-bone healing is an important factor in determining the success of ligament reconstruction. With the development of biomaterials science, the tissue engineering scaffold plays an extremely important role in tendon-bone healing and bone ...
Zimu Mao +23 more
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Applications of functionally-adapted hydrogels in tendon repair
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Despite all the efforts made in tissue engineering for tendon repair, the management of tendon injuries still poses a challenge, as current treatments are unable to restore the function of tendons following injuries.
Jiacheng Hu +5 more
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2021 Background With the development of tissue engineering, enhanced tendon regeneration could be achieved by exploiting suitable cell types and biomaterials. The accessibility, robust cell amplification ability, superior tendon differentiation potential, and
Jialin Chen +10 more
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