The modern eco-friendly materials used in research and innovation today consist of
nanocomposites and bio-nanocomposite polymers. Their unique composite properties make …

Social and economic development has driven considerable scientific and engineering
efforts on the discovery, development and utilization of polymers. Polylactic acid (PLA) is …

The biology of bone healing is a rapidly developing science. Advances in transgenic and
gene‐targeted mice have enabled tissue and cell‐specific investigations of skeletal …

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC)-based therapeutics is already available for treatment
of a range of diseases or medical conditions. Autologous or allogeneic MSCs obtained from …

Abstract Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is one of the additive manufacturing (AM)
techniques that have emerged as the most feasible and prevalent approach for generating …

Bioabsorbable polymers are considered a suitable alternative to the improvement and
development of numerous applications in medicine. Poly-lactic acid (PLA,) is one of the most …

Angiogenesis is a key component of bone repair. New blood vessels bring oxygen and
nutrients to the highly metabolically active regenerating callus and serve as a route for …

Fracture healing is a complex event that involves the coordination of a variety of different
processes. Repair is typically characterized by four overlapping stages: the initial …

Objective To investigate the role of matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP‐13; collagenase 3) in
osteoarthritis (OA). Methods OA was surgically induced in the knees of MMP‐13–knockout …

Bone repair requires the mobilization of adult skeletal stem cells/progenitors to allow
deposition of cartilage and bone at the injury site. These stem cells/progenitors are believed …