The role of mechanical loading in tendon development, maintenance, injury, and repair

MT Galloway, AL Lalley, JT Shearn - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The Role of Mechanical Loading in Tendon Development, Mainte... : JBJS The Role of
Mechanical Loading in Tendon Development, Maintenance, Injury, and Repair : JBJS JBJS …

In vitro innovation of tendon tissue engineering strategies

MR Citeroni, MC Ciardulli, V Russo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tendinopathy is the term used to refer to tendon disorders. Spontaneous adult tendon
healing results in scar tissue formation and fibrosis with suboptimal biomechanical …

Engineered scaffold-free tendon tissue produced by tendon-derived stem cells

M Ni, YF Rui, Q Tan, Y Liu, LL Xu, KM Chan, Y Wang… - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Most of the exogenous biomaterials for tendon repair have limitations including lower
capacity for inducing cell proliferation and differentiation, poorer biocompatibility and …

The development of collagen-GAG scaffold-membrane composites for tendon tissue engineering

SR Caliari, MA Ramirez, BAC Harley - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Current tissue engineering approaches for tendon defects require improved biomaterials to
balance microstructural and mechanical design criteria. Collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) …

Programmable mechanical stimulation influences tendon homeostasis in a bioreactor system

T Wang, Z Lin, RE Day, B Gardiner… - Biotechnology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Identification of functional programmable mechanical stimulation (PMS) on tendon not only
provides the insight of the tendon homeostasis under physical/pathological condition, but …

3D Printing of dynamic tissue scaffold by combining self-healing hydrogel and self-healing ferrogel

Y Choi, C Kim, HS Kim, C Moon, KY Lee - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been widely utilized in tissue engineering applications as functional and
biological synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) can be created with gels. However, typical …

The effect of mechanical stimulation on the maturation of TDSCs-poly (L-lactide-co-e-caprolactone)/collagen scaffold constructs for tendon tissue engineering

Y Xu, S Dong, Q Zhou, X Mo, L Song, T Hou, J Wu, S Li… - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Mechanical stimulation plays an important role in the development and remodeling of
tendons. Tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) are an attractive cell source for tendon injury …

Physically active bioreactors for tissue engineering applications

N Castro, S Ribeiro, MM Fernandes… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering (TE) is a strongly expanding research area. TE approaches require
biocompatible scaffolds, cells, and different applied stimuli, which altogether mimic the …

Flexor tendon tissue engineering: acellularization of human flexor tendons with preservation of biomechanical properties and biocompatibility

BC Pridgen, CYL Woon, M Kim, J Thorfinn… - … Engineering Part C …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Acellular human tendons are a candidate scaffold for tissue engineering flexor
tendons of the hand. This study compared acellularization methods and their compatibility …

Bioreactor design for tendon/ligament engineering

T Wang, BS Gardiner, Z Lin, J Rubenson… - … Engineering Part B …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Tendon and ligament injury is a worldwide health problem, but the treatment options remain
limited. Tendon and ligament engineering might provide an alternative tissue source for the …