Cell-laden composite suture threads for repairing damaged tendons

Tendons have limited regenerative capacity due to their low cellularity and hypovascular nature, which results in poor clinical outcomes of presently used therapies. As tendon injuries are often observed in active adults, it poses an increasing socio-economic burden on healthcare systems. Currently,...

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Main Author: Costa-Almeida, R. (author)
Other Authors: Domingues, R. M. A. (author), Fallahi, A. (author), Avci, H. (author), Yazdi, I. K. (author), Akbari, M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Tamayol, A. (author), Gomes, Manuela E. (author), Khademhosseini, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Biotextiles
Braiding
Cell-laden fibers
Composite sutures
Tendon Tissue Engineering
tissue regeneration
cell-laden fibres
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48154
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48154

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48154

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