Piezoelectric materials as stimulatory biomedical materials and scaffolds for bone repair

B Tandon, JJ Blaker, SH Cartmell - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The process of bone repair and regeneration requires multiple physiological cues including
biochemical, electrical and mechanical-that act together to ensure functional recovery …

Smart polymeric hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering: a review on the chemistry and biological functions

N Eslahi, M Abdorahim, A Simchi - Biomacromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are attractive bioscaffolds for tissue engineering. The
structural similarity of SRHs to the extracellular matrix (ECM) of many tissues offers great …

Nanostructured biomaterials for bone regeneration

JG Lyons, MA Plantz, WK Hsu, EL Hsu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This review article addresses the various aspects of nano-biomaterials used in or being
pursued for the purpose of promoting bone regeneration. In the last decade, significant …

Adipose, bone marrow and synovial joint-derived mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage repair

CR Fellows, C Matta, R Zakany, IM Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Current cell-based repair strategies have proven unsuccessful for treating cartilage defects
and osteoarthritic lesions, consequently advances in innovative therapeutics are required …

Essential steps in bioprinting: From pre-to post-bioprinting

P Datta, A Barui, Y Wu, V Ozbolat, KK Moncal… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
An increasing demand for directed assembly of biomaterials has inspired the development
of bioprinting, which facilitates the assembling of both cellular and acellular inks into well …

Mechano-immunomodulation: mechanoresponsive changes in macrophage activity and polarization

S Adams, LM Wuescher, R Worth… - Annals of biomedical …, 2019 - Springer
In recent years, biomaterial-and scaffold-based immunomodulation strategies were
implemented in tissue regeneration efforts for manipulating macrophage polarization (aka …

Stem cells in autologous microfragmented adipose tissue: current perspectives in osteoarthritis disease

F De Francesco, P Gravina, A Busato… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic debilitating disorder causing pain and gradual degeneration
of weight-bearing joints with detrimental effects on cartilage volume as well as cartilage …

Effect of 12-weeks elastic band resistance training on MyomiRs and osteoporosis markers in elderly women with Osteosarcopenic obesity: a randomized controlled …

E Banitalebi, MM Ghahfarrokhi, M Dehghan - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Interorgan communication networks established during exercise in several
different tissues can be mediated by several exercise-induced factors. Therefore, the present …

In vitro loading models for tendon mechanobiology

T Wang, P Chen, M Zheng, A Wang… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tendons are the connective tissue responsible for transferring force from muscles to bones.
A key factor in tendon development, maturation, repair, and degradation is its biomechanical …

3D uniaxial mechanical stimulation induces tenogenic differentiation of tendon‐derived stem cells through a PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

T Wang, C Thien, C Wang, M Ni, J Gao… - The FASEB …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tendon is a mechanosensitive tissue, but little is known about how mechanical
stimulation selectively signals tenogenic differentiation and neo‐tendon formation. In this …