Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering

Joint Authors

Longo, Umile Giuseppe
Petrillo, Stefano
Denaro, Vincenzo
Lamberti, Alfredo
Maffulli, Nicola

Source

Stem Cells International

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-10-25

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

12

Abstract EN

Tissue engineering techniques using novel scaffold materials offer potential alternatives for managing tendon disorders.

Tissue engineering strategies to improve tendon repair healing include the use of scaffolds, growth factors, cell seeding, or a combination of these approaches.

Scaffolds have been the most common strategy investigated to date.

Available scaffolds for tendon repair include both biological scaffolds, obtained from mammalian tissues, and synthetic scaffolds, manufactured from chemical compounds.

Preliminary studies support the idea that scaffolds can provide an alternative for tendon augmentation with an enormous therapeutic potential.

However, available data are lacking to allow definitive conclusion on the use of scaffolds for tendon augmentation.

We review the current basic science and clinical understanding in the field of scaffolds and tissue engineering for tendon repair.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Longo, Umile Giuseppe& Lamberti, Alfredo& Petrillo, Stefano& Maffulli, Nicola& Denaro, Vincenzo. 2011. Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Longo, Umile Giuseppe…[et al.]. Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering. Stem Cells International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Longo, Umile Giuseppe& Lamberti, Alfredo& Petrillo, Stefano& Maffulli, Nicola& Denaro, Vincenzo. Scaffolds in Tendon Tissue Engineering. Stem Cells International. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030026

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1030026