Driving Hierarchical Collagen Fiber Formation for Functional Tendon, Ligament, and Meniscus Replacement

Fabrication of dense anisotropic collagen scaffolds using biaxial compression

(2018) Jared L. Zitnay et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Integrating soft and hard tissues via interface tissue engineering

(2018) Sahishnu Patel et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Mechanisms and Microenvironment Investigation of Cellularized High Density Gradient Collagen Matrices via Densification

(2016) Tyler Novak et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Fiber development and matrix production in tissue-engineered menisci using bovine mesenchymal stem cells and fibrochondrocytes

(2016) Mary Clare McCorry et al.   CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH

Crimp length decreases in lax tendons due to cytoskeletal tension, but is restored with tensional homeostasis

(2016) Michael Lavagnino et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Physiologically Distributed Loading Patterns Drive the Formation of Zonally Organized Collagen Structures in Tissue-Engineered Meniscus

(2016) Jennifer L. Puetzer et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Raman Spectroscopy Reveals New Insights into the Zonal Organization of Native and Tissue-Engineered Articular Cartilage

(2016) Mads S. Bergholt et al.   ACS Central Science

Induction of fiber alignment and mechanical anisotropy in tissue engineered menisci with mechanical anchoring

(2015) Jennifer L. Puetzer et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Mechanobiology of the meniscus

(2015) Amy L. McNulty et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Fibrin Gels Exhibit Improved Biological, Structural, and Mechanical Properties Compared with Collagen Gels in Cell-Based Tendon Tissue-Engineered Constructs

(2015) Andrew P. Breidenbach et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Hierarchical Mechanics of Connective Tissues: Integrating Insights from Nano to Macroscopic Studies

(2014) Kheng Lim Goh et al.   Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Developing functional musculoskeletal tissues through hypoxia and lysyl oxidase-induced collagen cross-linking

(2014) Eleftherios A. Makris et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

High density type I collagen gels for tissue engineering of whole menisci

(2013) Jennifer L. Puetzer et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Muscle loading is necessary for the formation of a functional tendon enthesis

(2013) A.G. Schwartz et al.   BONE

The regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in extracellular matrix assembly

(2013) Shoujun Chen et al.   FEBS Journal

Current strategies in meniscal regeneration

(2013) Jahid Hasan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

The Role of Mechanical Loading in Tendon Development, Maintenance, Injury, and Repair

(2013) Marc T Galloway et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Structure–function relationships of postnatal tendon development: A parallel to healing

(2013) Brianne K. Connizzo et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

In vitro tendon tissue development from human fibroblasts demonstrates collagen fibril diameter growth associated with a rise in mechanical strength

(2012) Andreas Herchenhan et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

The role of mechanobiology in tendon healing

(2012) Megan L. Killian et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

Engineering tendon and ligament tissues: present developments towards successful clinical products

(2012) Márcia T. Rodrigues et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Mechanical, Compositional, and Structural Properties of the Post-natal Mouse Achilles Tendon

(2011) Heather L. Ansorge et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Tenocyte contraction induces crimp formation in tendon-like tissue

(2011) Andreas Herchenhan et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Slow stretching that mimics embryonic growth rate stimulates structural and mechanical development of tendon-like tissue in vitro

(2011) Nicholas S. Kalson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Mechanical properties of human patellar tendon at the hierarchical levels of tendon and fibril

(2011) René B. Svensson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Hierarchical Structure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Microfibrils from the Atomistic Scale Up

(2011) Alfonso Gautieri et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tensile Properties, Collagen Content, and Crosslinks in Connective Tissues of the Immature Knee Joint

(2011) Sriram V. Eleswarapu et al.   PLoS One

Controlled collagen assembly to build dense tissue-like materials for tissue engineering

(2011) Yan Wang et al.   Soft Matter

The initiation of embryonic-like collagen fibrillogenesis by adult human tendon fibroblasts when cultured under tension

(2010) Monika L. Bayer et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Dense type I collagen matrices that support cellular remodeling and microfabrication for studies of tumor angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in vitro

(2010) Valerie L. Cross et al.   BIOMATERIALS

New understanding of the complex structure of knee menisci: Implications for injury risk and repair potential for athletes

(2010) J. B. Rattner et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Engineering an In Vitro Model of a Functional Ligament from Bone to Bone

(2010) Jennifer Z. Paxton et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Self-Assembly of Aligned Tissue-Engineered Annulus Fibrosus and Intervertebral Disc Composite Via Collagen Gel Contraction

(2009) Robby D. Bowles et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A