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The Application of Mechanical Stimulations in Tendon Tissue Engineering

Stem Cells International, 2020
Tendon injury is the most common disease in the musculoskeletal system. The current treatment methods have many limitations, such as poor therapeutic effects, functional loss of donor site, and immune rejection.
Renwang Sheng, Yujie Jiang, Ludvig J. Backman, Wei Zhang, Jialin Chen   +4 more
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An overview of the material science and knowledge of nanomedicine, bioscaffolds, and tissue engineering for tendon restoration

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Tendon wounds are a worldwide health issue affecting millions of people annually. Due to the characteristics of tendons, their natural restoration is a complicated and lengthy process.
Wenqing Liang, Chao Zhou, Yanfeng Meng, Lifeng Fu, Bin Zeng, Zunyong Liu, Wenyi Ming, Hengguo Long   +7 more
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Tendon Tissue Repair in Prospective of Drug Delivery, Regenerative Medicines, and Innovative Bioscaffolds

Stem Cells International, 2021
The natural healing capacity of the tendon tissue is limited due to the hypovascular and cellular nature of this tissue. So far, several conventional approaches have been tested for tendon repair to accelerate the healing process, but all these ...
Muhammad Nadeem Hafeez, Nicola d’Avanzo, Valentina Russo, Luisa Di Marzio, Felisa Cilurzo, Donatella Paolino, Massimo Fresta, Barbara Barboni, Hélder A. Santos, Christian Celia   +9 more
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Novel strategies in tendon and ligament tissue engineering: Advanced biomaterials and regeneration motifs

Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology, 2010
Tendon and ligaments have poor healing capacity and when injured often require surgical intervention. Tissue replacement via autografts and allografts are non-ideal strategies that can lead to future problems.
Kuo Catherine K, Marturano Joseph E, Tuan Rocky S   +2 more
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Global Responses of Il-1β-Primed 3D Tendon Constructs to Treatment with Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields

Cells, 2019
Tendinopathy is accompanied by a cascade of inflammatory events promoting tendon degeneration. Among various cytokines, interleukin-1β plays a central role in driving catabolic processes, ultimately resulting in the activation of matrix ...
Renate Gehwolf, Bettina Schwemberger, Malik Jessen, Stefanie Korntner, Andrea Wagner, Christine Lehner, Nadja Weissenbacher, Herbert Tempfer, Andreas Traweger   +8 more
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Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering

Stem Cells International, 2012
Tissue engineering techniques using novel scaffold materials offer potential alternatives for managing tendon disorders. Tissue engineering strategies to improve tendon repair healing include the use of scaffolds, growth factors, cell seeding, or a ...
Umile Giuseppe Longo, Alfredo Lamberti, Stefano Petrillo, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro   +4 more
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Clinical perspectives for repairing rotator cuff injuries with multi-tissue regenerative approaches

Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2022
Background: In the musculoskeletal system, bone, tendon, and muscle form highly integrated multi-tissue units such as the rotator cuff complex, which facilitates functional and dynamic movement of the shoulder joint. Understanding the intricate interplay
Xu Zhang, Dan Wang, Zuyong Wang, Samuel Ka-kin Ling, Patrick Shu-hang Yung, Rocky S. Tuan, Dai Fei Elmer Ker   +6 more
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Biomarkers for tissue engineering of the tendon-bone interface. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
The tendon-bone interface (enthesis) is a highly sophisticated biomaterial junction that allows stress transfer between mechanically dissimilar materials.
Lara A Kuntz, Leone Rossetti, Elena Kunold, Andreas Schmitt, Ruediger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Andreas R Bausch, Rainer H Burgkart   +6 more
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Biomimetic Scaffolds for Tendon Tissue Regeneration

Biomimetics, 2023
Tendon tissue connects muscle to bone and plays crucial roles in stress transfer. Tendon injury remains a significant clinical challenge due to its complicated biological structure and poor self-healing capacity.
Lvxing Huang, Le Chen, Hengyi Chen, Manju Wang, Letian Jin, Shenghai Zhou, Lexin Gao, Ruwei Li, Quan Li, Hanchang Wang, Can Zhang, Junjuan Wang   +11 more
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Rebuilding Tendons: A Concise Review on the Potential of Dermal Fibroblasts

Cells, 2020
Tendons are vital to joint movement by connecting muscles to bones. Along with an increasing incidence of tendon injuries, tendon disorders can burden the quality of life of patients or the career of athletes.
Jin Chu, Ming Lu, Christian G. Pfeifer, Volker Alt, Denitsa Docheva   +4 more
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