[HTML][HTML] Articular cartilage and osteochondral tissue engineering techniques: Recent advances and challenges

W Wei, H Dai - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In spite of the considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past
several decades, osteochondral defect regeneration remains a challenging issue among …

The application of bioreactors for cartilage tissue engineering: advances, limitations, and future perspectives

L Fu, P Li, H Li, C Gao, Z Yang, T Zhao… - Stem cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tissue engineering (TE) has brought new hope for articular cartilage regeneration, as TE
can provide structural and functional substitutes for native tissues. The basic elements of TE …

Application of an acoustofluidic perfusion bioreactor for cartilage tissue engineering

S Li, P Glynne-Jones, OG Andriotis, KY Ching… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Cartilage grafts generated using conventional static tissue engineering strategies are
characterised by low cell viability, suboptimal hyaline cartilage formation and, critically …

Advances in application of mechanical stimuli in bioreactors for cartilage tissue engineering

K Li, C Zhang, L Qiu, L Gao, X Zhang - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Articular cartilage (AC) is the weight-bearing tissue in diarthroses. It lacks the capacity for
self-healing once there are injuries or diseases due to its avascularity. With the development …

Ultrasound assisted particle and cell manipulation on-chip

H Mulvana, S Cochran, M Hill - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic fields are able to exert forces on cells and other micron-scale particles, including
microbubbles. The technology is compatible with existing lab-on-chip techniques and is …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasonic stimulation of the brain to enhance the release of dopamine–A potential novel treatment for Parkinson's disease

T Xu, X Lu, D Peng, G Wang, C Chen, W Liu… - Ultrasonics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the decrease of dopamine (DA) production and
release in the substantia nigra and striatum regions of the brain. Transcranial ultrasound has …

Mechanotransduction of ultrasound is frequency dependent below the cavitation threshold

TM Louw, G Budhiraja, HJ Viljoen… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study provides evidence that low-intensity ultrasound directly affects nuclear processes,
and the magnitude of the effect varies with frequency. In particular, we show that the …

Process hybridization schemes for multiscale engineered tissue biofabrication

P Chansoria, K Schuchard… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recapitulation of multiscale structure–function properties of cells, cell‐secreted extracellular
matrix, and 3D architecture of natural tissues is central to engineering biomimetic tissue …

Continuous low-intensity ultrasound attenuates IL-6 and TNFα-induced catabolic effects and repairs chondral fissures in bovine osteochondral explants

N Sahu, HJ Viljoen, A Subramanian - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2019 - Springer
Background Cartilage repair outcomes are compromised in a pro-inflammatory environment;
therefore, the mitigation of pro-inflammatory responses is beneficial. Treatment with …

Chondrocyte primary cilium is mechanosensitive and responds to low-intensity-ultrasound by altering its length and orientation

A Subramanian, G Budhiraja, N Sahu - The International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The primary cilium has been implicated in mechanotransduction, however, its
mechanosensory role in transducing signals under low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) which …