Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been utilized in surgery for 2 decades; there has been a
recent interest in the use of PRP for the treatment of sports-related injuries. PRP contains …

Background: Preclinical studies suggest that for complete midsubstance anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) injuries, a suture repair of the ACL augmented with a protein implant placed …

Autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) applied alone or combined with other biomaterials
are popular bioactive factors employed in regenerative medicine. The main biological …

Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most devastating and frequent
injuries of the knee. Surgical reconstruction is the current standard of care for treatment of …

Inspired by physiological events that accompany the “wound healing cascade”, the concept
of develo** a tissue either in vitro or in vivo has led to the integration of a wide variety of …

Cellular hitchhiking leverages the use of circulatory cells to enhance the biological outcome
of nanoparticle drug delivery systems, which often suffer from poor circulation time and …

Due to their unique hierarchical structure and composition, tendons possess characteristic
biomechanical properties, including high mechanical strength and viscoelasticity, which …

The anterior cruciate ligament is one of the six ligaments in the human knee joint that
provides stability during articulations. It is relatively prone to acute and chronic injuries as …

Periodontitis is a globally prevalent inflammatory disease that causes the destruction of the
tooth-supporting apparatus and potentially leads to tooth loss. Currently, the methods to …