Ligaments and tendons are soft connective tissues which serve essential roles for
biomechanical function of the musculoskeletal system by stabilizing and guiding the motion …

The tissue engineering field has made great strides in understanding how different aspects
of tissue engineered constructs (TECs) and the culture process affect final tendon repair …

Bladder cancer (BC) is among the most common malignancies in the world and a relevant
cause of cancer mortality. BC is one of the most frequent causes for bladder removal through …

Porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) has been widely used in repairing various tissues
and organs. Despite this, some SIS products have the capacity to cause variable …

In this paper, the feasibility of using Antheraea pernyi silk fibroin as tissue engineering
tendon scaffold was investigated in vitro and in vivo, respectively, utilizing tenocytes and …

Tendon and ligament injuries are significant contributors to musculoskeletal injuries.
Unfortunately, traditional methods of repair are not uniformly successful and can require …

Purpose Biological augmentation to heal a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has gained
significant interest. This study examined the potential advantages of using extracellular …

The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of cyclic mechanical stimulation on
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) seeded within human umbilical veins (HUVs), and to …

The porcine small intestine submucosa, an extracellular matrix–derived bioscaffold (ECM-
SIS), has been successfully used to enhance the healing of ligaments and tendons. Since …

Posttraumatic fibrotic scarring is a significant medical problem that alters the proper
functioning of injured tissues. Current methods to reduce posttraumatic fibrosis rely on anti …