[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cells empowering tendon regenerative therapies

R Costa-Almeida, I Calejo, ME Gomes - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tendon tissues have limited healing capacity. The incidence of tendon injuries and the
unsatisfactory functional outcomes of tendon repair are driving the search for alternative …

Innovative strategies in tendon tissue engineering

E Bianchi, M Ruggeri, S Rossi, B Vigani, D Miele… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The tendon is a highly aligned connective tissue that transmits force from muscle to bone.
Each year, more than 32 million tendon injuries have been reported, in fact, tendinopathies …

Fibrous systems as potential solutions for tendon and ligament repair, healing, and regeneration

C Rinoldi, E Kijeńska‐Gawrońska… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tendon and ligament injuries caused by trauma and degenerative diseases are frequent
and affect diverse groups of the population. Such injuries reduce musculoskeletal …

Enhancing the biomechanical performance of anisotropic nanofibrous scaffolds in tendon tissue engineering: reinforcement with cellulose nanocrystals

RMA Domingues, S Chiera… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Anisotropically aligned electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds based on natural/synthetic
polymer blends have been established as a reasonable compromise between biological …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun PLGA fiber diameter and alignment of tendon biomimetic fleece potentiate tenogenic differentiation and immunomodulatory function of amniotic …

M El Khatib, A Mauro, M Di Mattia, R Wyrwa… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Injured tendons are challenging in their regeneration; thus, tissue engineering represents a
promising solution. This research tests the hypothesis that the response of amniotic …

Microengineered multicomponent hydrogel fibers: combining polyelectrolyte complexation and microfluidics

R Costa-Almeida, L Gasperini, J Borges… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Fiber-based techniques hold great potential toward the development of structures that mimic
the architecture of fibrous tissues, such as tendon. Microfluidics and polyelectrolyte …

Multilevel hierarchical topographies by combined photolithography and nanoimprinting processes to create surfaces with controlled wetting

MT Alameda, MR Osorio, JJ Hernández… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This work presents a practical methodology to produce multilevel hierarchical structures with
precise control of the structural geometry at every level by combining photo and nanoimprint …

Biomaterials as tendon and ligament substitutes: current developments

ML Santos, MT Rodrigues, RMA Domingues… - … strategies for the …, 2016 - Springer
Tendon and ligament have specialized dynamic microenvironment characterized by a
complex hierarchical extracellular matrix essential for tissue functionality, and responsible to …

Nanostructured fibrin-based hydrogel membranes for use as an augmentation strategy in Achilles tendon surgical repair in rats

D González Quevedo, D Sánchez Porras… - 2022 - digibug.ugr.es
Hydrogels are polymeric biomaterials characterised by their promising biological and
biomechanical properties, which make them potential alternatives for use in tendon repair …

Fabrication of Textile-Based Scaffolds Using Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

K Ashok, M Babu, G Kavitha, R Jeyanthi… - … Nanofibers: Insight into …, 2022 - Springer
Even with its simplicity, ease of use, and wide variety of applications, the ELS technique has
gained in popularity. The characteristics of EFs fibres (FBs) can be affected by changing …