Meniscal repair: the current state and recent advances in augmentation

S Bansal, ER Floyd, MA Kowalski… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Meniscal injuries represent one of the most common orthopedic injuries. The most frequent
treatment is partial resection of the meniscus, or meniscectomy, which can affect joint …

Meniscal repair and regeneration: Current strategies and future perspectives

K Shimomura, S Hamamoto, DA Hart… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The management of meniscal injuries remains difficult and challenging. Although several
clinical options exist for the treatment of such injuries, complete regeneration of the …

3D bioprinting dual-factor releasing and gradient-structured constructs ready to implant for anisotropic cartilage regeneration

Y Sun, Y You, W Jiang, B Wang, Q Wu, K Dai - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Cartilage injury is extremely common and leads to joint dysfunction. Existing joint prostheses
do not remodel with host joint tissue. However, develo** large-scale biomimetic …

PCL-MECM-based hydrogel hybrid scaffolds and meniscal fibrochondrocytes promote whole meniscus regeneration in a rabbit meniscectomy model

M Chen, Z Feng, W Guo, D Yang, S Gao… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Regeneration of an injured meniscus continues to be a scientific challenge due to its poor
self-healing potential. Tissue engineering provides an avenue for regenerating a severely …

3D-printed poly (ε-caprolactone) scaffold augmented with mesenchymal stem cells for total meniscal substitution: a 12-and 24-week animal study in a rabbit model

ZZ Zhang, SJ Wang, JY Zhang… - … American journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Total meniscectomy leads to knee osteoarthritis in the long term. The poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) scaffold is a promising material for meniscal tissue regeneration, but cell …

Physical and mechanical properties of cross‐linked type I collagen scaffolds derived from bovine, porcine, and ovine tendons

SA Ghodbane, MG Dunn - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Collagen scaffolds are often utilized in tissue engineering applications where their
performance depends on physical and mechanical properties. This study investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Acellular cartilage matrix biomimetic scaffold with immediate enrichment of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells to repair articular cartilage defects

L Jia, P Zhang, Z Ci, X Hao, B Bai, W Zhang, H Jiang… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Functional repair of articular cartilage defects is always a great challenge in joint surgery
clinically. Tissue engineering strategies that combine autologous cell implantation with three …

Integrated bioactive scaffold with aptamer‐targeted stem cell recruitment and growth factor‐induced pro‐differentiation effects for anisotropic meniscal regeneration

H Li, T Zhao, F Cao, H Deng, S He, J Li… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reconstruction of the knee meniscus remains a significant clinical challenge owing to its
complex anisotropic tissue organization, complex functions, and limited healing capacity in …

Silk fibroin/wool keratin composite scaffold with hierarchical fibrous and porous structure

J Yang, H Wang, Y Zhou, L Duan… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study describes a silk microfiber reinforced meniscus scaffold (SMRMS) with
hierarchical fibrous and porous structure made from silk fibroin (SF) and wool keratin (WK) …

Comparison of glutaraldehyde and carbodiimides to crosslink tissue engineering scaffolds fabricated by decellularized porcine menisci

S Gao, Z Yuan, W Guo, M Chen, S Liu, T **… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to fabricate porous scaffolds using decellularized
meniscus, and to explore a preferable crosslinking condition to enhance mechanical …