Functional and biomimetic materials for engineering of the three-dimensional cell microenvironment

G Huang, F Li, X Zhao, Y Ma, Y Li, M Lin, G **… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The cell microenvironment has emerged as a key determinant of cell behavior and function
in development, physiology, and pathophysiology. The extracellular matrix (ECM) within the …

Spatiotemporally controlled photoresponsive hydrogels: design and predictive modeling from processing through application

H Zhu, H Yang, Y Ma, TJ Lu, F Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photoresponsive hydrogels (PRHs) are soft materials whose mechanical and chemical
properties can be tuned spatially and temporally with relative ease. Both photo …

DiameterJ: A validated open source nanofiber diameter measurement tool

NA Hotaling, K Bharti, H Kriel, CG Simon Jr - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite the growing use of nanofiber scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, there is
not a validated, readily available, free solution for rapid, automated analysis of nanofiber …

Finite element analysis of additive manufacturing based on fused deposition modeling: Distortions prediction and comparison with experimental data

A Cattenone, S Morganti… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Additive manufacturing (or three-dimensional (3D) printing) is constantly growing as an
innovative process for the production of complex-shape components. Among the seven …

The microstructure and micromechanics of the tendon–bone insertion

L Rossetti, LA Kuntz, E Kunold, J Schock, KW Müller… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
The exceptional mechanical properties of the load-bearing connection of tendon to bone
rely on an intricate interplay of its biomolecular composition, microstructure and …

Three-dimensional bioprinting of a structure-, composition-, and mechanics-graded biomimetic scaffold coated with specific decellularized extracellular matrix to …

X Zhang, W Song, K Han, Z Fang, E Cho… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Healing of a damaged tendon-to-bone enthesis occurs through the formation of
fibrovascular scar tissue with greatly compromised histological and biomechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Stem cell therapies in tendon-bone healing

Y Xu, WX Zhang, LN Wang, YQ Ming… - World Journal of Stem …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tendon-bone insertion injuries such as rotator cuff and anterior cruciate ligament injuries
are currently highly common and severe. The key method of treating this kind of injury is the …

Python tooth–inspired fixation device for enhanced rotator cuff repair

I Kurtaliaj, ED Hoppe, Y Huang, D Ju, JA Sandler… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Rotator cuff repair surgeries fail frequently, with 20 to 94% of the 600,000 repairs performed
annually in the United States resulting in retearing of the rotator cuff. The most common …

Unification through disarray

GM Genin, S Thomopoulos - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
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nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best …

Efficient and optimized identification of generalized Maxwell viscoelastic relaxation spectra

B Babaei, A Davarian, KM Pryse, EL Elson… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Viscoelastic relaxation spectra are essential for predicting and interpreting the mechanical
responses of materials and structures. For biological tissues, these spectra must usually be …