Combining TGF-β1 and Mechanical Anchoring to Enhance Collagen Fiber Formation and Alignment in Tissue-Engineered Menisci

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

(2020) Jennifer L. Puetzer et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Understanding the Stiff-to-Compliant Transition of the Meniscal Attachments by Spatial Correlation of Composition, Structure, and Mechanics

(2019) Alexander J. Boys et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Regulation of proteoglycan production by varying glucose concentrations controls fiber formation in tissue engineered menisci

(2019) Mary Clare McCorry et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Evaluation of culture conditions forin vitromeniscus repair model systems using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

(2019) Sofia Hidalgo Perea et al.   CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH

The Radiated Deep-frozen Xenogenic Meniscal Tissue Regenerated the Total Meniscus with Chondroprotection

(2018) Dong Jiang et al.   Scientific Reports

Meniscus Allograft Transplantation

(2018) Seth L. Sherman et al.   OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES IN SPORTS MEDICINE

Cellular and Chemical Gradients to Engineer the Meniscus‐to‐Bone Insertion

(2018) Leanne E. Iannucci et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

One-Year Outcomes of Total Meniscus Reconstruction Using a Novel Fiber-Reinforced Scaffold in an Ovine Model

(2016) Jay M. Patel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

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

Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells and fibrochondrocytes in three-dimensional co-culture: analysis of cell shape, matrix production, and mechanical performance

(2016) Mary Clare McCorry et al.   Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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

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

Quantitative tracking of passage and 3D culture effects on chondrocyte and fibrochondrocyte gene expression

(2015) Min-Sun Son et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family: Insight into the Role of Growth Factors in Regulation of Fracture Healing Biology and Potential Clinical Applications

(2015) Łukasz A. Poniatowski et al.   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

The emergence of extracellular matrix mechanics and cell traction forces as important regulators of cellular self-organization

(2014) Sara Checa et al.   Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

The human meniscus: A review of anatomy, function, injury, and advances in treatment

(2014) Alice J.S. Fox et al.   CLINICAL ANATOMY

Protein-releasing polymeric scaffolds induce fibrochondrocytic differentiation of endogenous cells for knee meniscus regeneration in sheep

(2014) C. H. Lee et al.   Science Translational Medicine

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

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

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

Gene signature of the embryonic meniscus

(2013) Dorothy E. Pazin et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Aligned human microvessels formed in 3D fibrin gel by constraint of gel contraction

(2013) Kristen T. Morin et al.   MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH

Building an Anisotropic Meniscus with Zonal Variations

(2013) Michael M. Higashioka et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Growth factor supplementation improves native and engineered meniscus repair in vitro

(2012) Lara C. Ionescu et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

A chondroitinase-ABC and TGF-β1 treatment regimen for enhancing the mechanical properties of tissue-engineered fibrocartilage

(2012) Regina F. MacBarb et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Surgical Options for Meniscal Replacement

(2012) Robert H. Brophy et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS

The Effect of the Duration of Mechanical Stimulation and Post-Stimulation Culture on the Structure and Properties of Dynamically Compressed Tissue-Engineered Menisci

(2012) Jennifer L. Puetzer et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

The knee meniscus: Structure–function, pathophysiology, current repair techniques, and prospects for regeneration

(2011) Eleftherios A. Makris et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Design and mechanical evaluation of a novel fiber-reinforced scaffold for meniscus replacement

(2011) Eric Balint et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

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

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

Effect of media mixing on ECM assembly and mechanical properties of anatomically-shaped tissue engineered meniscus

(2010) Jeffrey J. Ballyns 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

Maturational growth of self-assembled, functional menisci as a result of TGF-β1 and enzymatic chondroitinase-ABC stimulation

(2010) Daniel J. Huey et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The role of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in collagen fibrillogenesis

(2010) Sebastian Kalamajski et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Effect of chitosan scaffold microstructure on mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis

(2009) Guillaume R. Ragetly et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Development of the meniscus of the knee joint in human fetuses

(2009) Ikuo Fukazawa et al.   CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

The Modulus of Fibroblast-Populated Collagen Gels is not Determined by Final Collagen and Cell Concentration: Experiments and an Inclusion-Based Model

(2009) Michael C. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Meniscus structure in human, sheep, and rabbit for animal models of meniscus repair

(2009) Anik Chevrier et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

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

Effects of TGF-β1 and hydrostatic pressure on meniscus cell-seeded scaffolds

(2008) Najmuddin J. Gunja et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Three-dimensional culture of human meniscal cells: Extracellular matrix and proteoglycan production

(2008) Helen E Gruber et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of mechanical boundary conditions on orientation of angiogenic microvessels

(2008) L. Krishnan et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Effect of scaffold material, construct length and mechanical stimulation on the in vitro stiffness of the engineered tendon construct

(2008) Victor S. Nirmalanandhan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Glycosaminoglycans show a specific periodic interaction with type I collagen fibrils

(2008) Mario Raspanti et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

IL-1 and iNOS gene expression and NO synthesis in the superior region of meniscal explants are dependent on the magnitude of compressive strains

(2008) T. Gupta et al.   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

Meniscal tissue explants response depends on level of dynamic compressive strain

(2008) B. Zielinska et al.   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE