Biomaterials in tendon and skeletal muscle tissue engineering: current trends and challenges

M Beldjilali-Labro, A Garcia Garcia, F Farhat, F Bedoui… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tissue engineering is a promising approach to repair tendon and muscle when natural
healing fails. Biohybrid constructs obtained after cells' seeding and culture in dedicated …

A review of recent advances in natural polymer-based scaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering

J Fan, K Abedi-Dorcheh, A Sadat Vaziri… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Large‐scale fabrication of robust artificial skins from a biodegradable sealant‐loaded nanofiber scaffold to skin tissue via microfluidic blow‐spinning

T Cui, J Yu, Q Li, CF Wang, S Chen, W Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Given that many people suffer from large‐area skin damage, skin regeneration is a matter of
high concern. Here, an available method is developed for the formation of large‐area robust …

Peptide-protein based nanofibers in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

A Yıldız, AA Kara, F Acartürk - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, electrospun fibers have found wide use, especially in pharmaceutical area
and biomedical applications, related to the various advantages such as high surface-volume …

A bioactive multi-functional heparin-grafted aligned poly (lactide-co-glycolide)/curcumin nanofiber membrane to accelerate diabetic wound healing

HT Liao, YT Lai, CY Kuo, JP Chen - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021 - Elsevier
Curcumin is reported to possess excellent efficacy to treat wounds that exhibit impaired
healing. Heparin shows high affinity for many growth factors that are key biological …

Silk fibroin-derived electrospun materials for biomedical applications: A review

FV Dos Santos, RL Siqueira, L de Morais Ramos… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a versatile technique for fabricating polymeric fibers with diameters
ranging from micro-to nanoscale, exhibiting multiple morphologies and arrangements. By …

Cell-material interactions in tendon tissue engineering

J Lin, W Zhou, S Han, V Bunpetch, K Zhao, C Liu, Z Yin… - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The interplay between cells and materials is a fundamental topic in biomaterial-based tissue
regeneration. One of the principles for biomaterial development in tendon regeneration is to …

Nanofiber-based matrices for rotator cuff regenerative engineering

N Saveh-Shemshaki, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Acta Biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
The rotator cuff consists of a cuff of soft tissue responsible for rotating the shoulder. Rotator
cuff tendon tears are responsible for a significant source of disability and pain in the adult …

Development of high resilience spiral wound suture-embedded gelatin/PCL/heparin nanofiber membrane scaffolds for tendon tissue engineering

TG Darshan, CH Chen, CY Kuo, KT Shalumon… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study develops a spiral wound scaffold based on gelatin/PCL/heparin (GPH) nanofiber
membranes for tendon tissue engineering. By embedding sutures in dual layers of aligned …

Tension stimulation of tenocytes in aligned hyaluronic acid/platelet-rich plasma-polycaprolactone core-sheath nanofiber membrane scaffold for tendon tissue …

CH Chen, DL Li, ADC Chuang, BS Dash… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
To recreate the in vivo niche for tendon tissue engineering in vitro, the characteristics of
tendon tissue underlines the use of biochemical and biophysical cues during tenocyte …