Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute

Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that involves the application of the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences towards i) the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in normal and pathological mammalian tissues and ii) the development of biological...

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Main Authors: Bassetto Franco, Vindigni Vincenzo, Dalla Vedova, Carolin Tonello, Giovanni Abatangelo, Francesco Mazzoleni
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2008-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2008;volume=41;issue=1;spage=38;epage=46;aulast=Bassetto
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author Bassetto Franco
Vindigni Vincenzo
Dalla Vedova
Carolin Tonello
Giovanni Abatangelo
Francesco Mazzoleni
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description Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that involves the application of the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences towards i) the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in normal and pathological mammalian tissues and ii) the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain or improve tissue function. The goal of tissue engineering is to surpass the limitations of conventional treatments based on organ transplantation and biomaterial implantation. The field of tendon tissue engineering is relatively unexplored due to the difficulty in <i> in vitro</i> preservation of tenocyte phenotype. Only recently has mechanobiology allowed us to gain a better understanding of the fundamental role of <i> in vitro</i> mechanical stimuli in maintaining the phenotype of tendinous tissue. This review analyzes the techniques used so far for <i> in vitro</i> regeneration of tendinous tissue.
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spelling doaj-art-cf99bfcbe85d4f3e89ab19bfe8b777d82025-08-20T02:20:07ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2008-01-014113846Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substituteBassetto FrancoVindigni VincenzoDalla VedovaCarolin TonelloGiovanni AbatangeloFrancesco MazzoleniTissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that involves the application of the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences towards i) the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in normal and pathological mammalian tissues and ii) the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain or improve tissue function. The goal of tissue engineering is to surpass the limitations of conventional treatments based on organ transplantation and biomaterial implantation. The field of tendon tissue engineering is relatively unexplored due to the difficulty in <i> in vitro</i> preservation of tenocyte phenotype. Only recently has mechanobiology allowed us to gain a better understanding of the fundamental role of <i> in vitro</i> mechanical stimuli in maintaining the phenotype of tendinous tissue. This review analyzes the techniques used so far for <i> in vitro</i> regeneration of tendinous tissue.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2008;volume=41;issue=1;spage=38;epage=46;aulast=BassettoBiomaterialsbioreactormechanobiologytendontissue engineering
spellingShingle Bassetto Franco
Vindigni Vincenzo
Dalla Vedova
Carolin Tonello
Giovanni Abatangelo
Francesco Mazzoleni
Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Biomaterials
bioreactor
mechanobiology
tendon
tissue engineering
title Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
title_full Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
title_fullStr Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
title_full_unstemmed Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
title_short Tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
title_sort tissue engineering approaches for the construction of a completely autologous tendon substitute
topic Biomaterials
bioreactor
mechanobiology
tendon
tissue engineering
url http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2008;volume=41;issue=1;spage=38;epage=46;aulast=Bassetto
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