Collagen is the most abundant protein in humans and animals, comprising of one third of the
total proteins that accounts for three quarters of the dry weight skin in humans. Collagen …

Engineering biomaterials that mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) of bone is of significant
importance since most of the outstanding properties of the bone are due to matrix …

Collagen is the most widely distributed class of proteins in the human body. The use of
collagen-based biomaterials in the field of tissue engineering applications has been …

Bringing to life the fascinating structures and unique mechanics of natural and biomedical
cellular materials, this book is an expert guide to the subject for graduates and researchers …

Bone is a highly integrative and dynamic tissue of the human body. It is continually
remodeled by bone cells such as osteoblasts, osteoclasts. When a fraction of a bone is …

The repair of osteochondral defects requires a tissue engineering approach that aims at
mimicking the physiological properties and structure of two different tissues (cartilage and …

Current surgical and tissue engineering approaches for treating tendon injuries have shown
limited success, suggesting the need for new biomaterial strategies. Here we describe the …

Due to the increasing aging population and the high probability of sport injury among young
people nowadays, it is of great demand to repair/regenerate diseased/defected …

There is a need to improve current treatments for articular cartilage injuries. This article is the
third in a series describing the design and development of an osteochondral scaffold based …

Implant osteoinduction and subsequent osteogenic activity are critical events that need
improvement for regenerative healing of large craniofacial bone defects. Here we describe …