The pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made biotextiles, including
face masks and protective clothing, quite familiar in our daily lives. Biotextiles are one broad …

Anisotropic microarchitectures arising from an aligned organization of threadlike
extracellular matrix (ECM) components or cells are ubiquitous in the human body, such as …

Graft-host mechanical mismatch has been a longstanding issue in clinical applications of
synthetic scaffolds for soft tissue regeneration. Although numerous efforts have been …

Tendon injuries are common debilitating musculoskeletal diseases with high treatment
expenditure in sports medicine. The development of tendon-biomimetic scaffolds may be …

Silk fibroin (SF) is a promising biomaterial for tendon repair, but its relatively rigid
mechanical properties and low cell affinity have limited its application in regenerative …

Tendon injuries often result in significant pain and disability and impose severe clinical and
financial burdens on our society. Despite considerable achievements in the field of …

With an increase in life expectancy and the popularity of high-intensity exercise, the
frequency of tendon and ligament injuries has also increased. Owing to the specificity of its …

Tendinopathy is a multi-faceted pathology characterized by alterations in tendon
microstructure, cellularity and collagen composition. Challenged by the possibility of …

High rates of ligament damage require replacements; however, current synthetic materials
have issues with bone integration leading to implant failure. Here we introduce an artificial …

The use of injectable biomaterials for cell delivery is a rapidly expanding field which may
revolutionize the medical treatments by making them less invasive. However, creating …