Skeletal muscle represents the largest body-composition component in humans. In addition
to its primary function in the maintenance of upright posture and the production of …

Increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses, factory farming, and the ecological
footprint of the meat industry, has generated the need for animal-free meat alternatives. In …

Skeletal muscle mass, function, and repair capacity all progressively decline with aging,
restricting mobility, voluntary function, and quality of life. Skeletal muscle repair is facilitated …

Bioprocessing applications that derive meat products from animal cell cultures require food-
safe culture substrates that support volumetric expansion and maturation of adherent muscle …

Myostatin (MSTN) is a well-reported negative regulator of muscle growth and a member of
the transforming growth factor (TGF) family. MSTN has important functions in skeletal muscle …

The ability to regenerate damaged tissue is one of the great challenges in biomaterials and
medicine. Successful treatments will require advances in areas ranging from basic cell …

The musculoskeletal (MS) system consists of bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament, and skeletal
muscle, which forms the basic framework of the human body. This system plays a vital role in …

Increasing evidence points to extracellular matrix (ECM) components playing integral roles
in regulating the muscle satellite cell (SC) niche. Even small alterations to the niche ECM …

A wide range of synthetic and natural biomaterials is available for skeletal muscle tissue
engineering. One class of natural biomaterials consists of the extracellular matrix (ECM) …

Skeletal muscle possesses remarkable plasticity that permits functional adaptations to a
wide range of signals such as motor input, exercise, and disease. Small animal models have …