Bone repair is a self-healing process. However, critical-sized bone defects need bone
augmentation where bone tissue engineering plays vital role. Bone tissue Engineering …

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 …

Tissue repair and regeneration is an interdisciplinary field focusing on developing bioactive
substitutes aimed at restoring pristine functions of damaged, diseased tissues. Biomaterials …

Purpose The use of biologic materials in orthopaedics (orthobiologics) has gained
significant attention over the past years. To enhance the body of the related literature, this …

Aligned pore structures present many advantages when conceiving biomaterial strategies
for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Aligned ice templating (AIT) is one of the many …

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of the major knee ligaments, one which is
greatly exposed to injuries. According to the British National Health Society, ACL tears …

Bone tunnel enlargement has been troubling the clinical adoption of braided artificial
ligaments for decades, to which mechanical and tribological performance promotion shall be …

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the connective tissue providing mechanical stability to the
knee joint. ACL reconstruction upon rupture remains a clinical challenge due to the high …

The level of joint laxity, which is an indicator of accurate diagnosis for musculoskeletal
conditions is manually determined by a physician. Studying joint laxity via artificial joints is …

Ligament tissues exhibit zone-specific anisotropic cell organization. The cells in ligament-
proper are longitudinally oriented, whereas, the cells in epiligament are circumferentially …