Biomaterials for Tendon Regeneration

Tendon is a highly complex tissue that exhibits high mechanical strength, flexibility, and extensibility to perform movement and physical exercise. However, it is exposed at a high-risk of injury, namely, at the tendon–bone interface (TBi). The tendon natural healing process occurs by reactive scar...

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Main Author: Sousa, Nuno Eduardo Sevivas (author)
Other Authors: França, Guilherme (author), Oliveira, Nuno (author), Pereira, Hélder Filipe Carvalho (author), Ng, K. W. (author), Salgado, A. J. (author), Espregueira-Mendes, João (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/51797
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/51797