Three-Dimensional-Printed Flexible Scaffolds Have Tunable Biomimetic Mechanical Properties for Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering

Structural mechanics of 3D-printed poly(lactic acid) scaffolds with tetragonal, hexagonal and wheel-like designs

(2019) Xiangyu Liang et al.   Biofabrication

Biocompatibility, biodegradation and excretion of polylactic acid (PLA) in medical implants and theranostic systems

(2018) Dana da Silva et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Long-term mechanical function and integration of an implanted tissue-engineered intervertebral disc

(2018) Sarah E. Gullbrand et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Towards engineering distinct multi-lamellated outer and inner annulus fibrosus tissues

(2017) Jonathan Iu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Biomechanics of the human intervertebral disc: A review of testing techniques and results

(2017) N. Newell et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Optimization of Preculture Conditions to Maximize the In Vivo Performance of Cell-Seeded Engineered Intervertebral Discs

(2017) John T. Martin et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

In Vitro Generated Intervertebral Discs: Toward Engineering Tissue Integration

(2017) Jonathan Iu et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Total disc replacement using tissue-engineered intervertebral discs in the canine cervical spine

(2017) Yu Moriguchi et al.   PLoS One

The effect of six degree of freedom loading sequence on the in-vitro compressive properties of human lumbar spine segments

(2016) D.B. Amin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

In vivo performance of an acellular disc-like angle ply structure (DAPS) for total disc replacement in a small animal model

(2016) John T. Martin et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

A radiopaque electrospun scaffold for engineering fibrous musculoskeletal tissues: Scaffold characterization and in vivo applications

(2015) John T. Martin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

3D-Printed ABS and PLA Scaffolds for Cartilage and Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Regeneration

(2015) Derek Rosenzweig et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Potential use of alginate beads as a chondrocyte delivery vehicle and stepwise dissolving porogen in a hydrogel scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering

(2015) Changjiang Fan et al.   RSC Advances

Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering with Natural Extracellular Matrix-Derived Biphasic Composite Scaffolds

(2015) Baoshan Xu et al.   PLoS One

Translation of an engineered nanofibrous disc-like angle-ply structure for intervertebral disc replacement in a small animal model

(2014) John T. Martin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Self-crosslinked oxidized alginate/gelatin hydrogel as injectable, adhesive biomimetic scaffolds for cartilage regeneration

(2014) Biji Balakrishnan et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Intradiscal pressure depends on recent loading and correlates with disc height and compressive stiffness

(2014) Pieter-Paul A. Vergroesen et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Injectable, high-density collagen gels for annulus fibrosus repair: Anin vitrorat tail model

(2014) Brandon Borde et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Photochemically crosslinked collagen annulus plug: A potential solution solving the leakage problem of cell-based therapies for disc degeneration

(2013) T.K. Chik et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Mechanical characterisation of hydrogel materials

(2013) M. L. Oyen   INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS

Electrospun antimicrobial microfibrous scaffold for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering

(2013) Jing Bao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Lumbar Spine Fusion for Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Degenerative Disc Disease

(2013) Frank M. Phillips et al.   SPINE

Annular Repair Using High-Density Collagen Gel

(2013) Peter Grunert et al.   SPINE

Biodegradable Electrospun Scaffolds for Annulus Fibrosus Tissue Engineering: Effect of Scaffold Structure and Composition on Annulus Fibrosus CellsIn Vitro

(2013) Nadine Wismer et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Injection of a polymerized hyaluronic acid/collagen hydrogel matrix in an in vivo porcine disc degeneration model

(2012) G. W. Omlor et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

An Injectable Nucleus Pulposus Implant Restores Compressive Range of Motion in the Ovine Disc

(2012) Neil R. Malhotra et al.   SPINE

Five-Year Reoperation Rates, Cervical Total Disc Replacement Versus Fusion, Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

(2012) Rick B. Delamarter et al.   SPINE

Construction of tissue-engineered composite intervertebral disc and preliminary morphological and biochemical evaluation

(2011) Y. Zhuang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Biomimetic method for combining the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus for intervertebral disc tissue engineering

(2011) Mihael Lazebnik et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Human annulus fibrosus dynamic tensile modulus increases with degeneration

(2011) Sounok Sen et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Tissue-engineered intervertebral discs produce new matrix, maintain disc height, and restore biomechanical function to the rodent spine

(2011) Robby D. Bowles et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Symptomatic Adjacent-Level Disease in Cervical Spine After Total Disc Arthroplasty

(2011) Pierce D. Nunley et al.   SPINE

Intervertebral Disk Tissue Engineering Using Biphasic Silk Composite Scaffolds

(2011) Sang-Hyug Park et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Fabrication of a biomimetic elastic intervertebral disk scaffold using additive manufacturing

(2011) Benjamin R Whatley et al.   Biofabrication

Injectable oxidized hyaluronic acid/adipic acid dihydrazide hydrogel for nucleus pulposus regeneration

(2010) Wen-Yu Su et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Comparative anatomical dimensions of the complete human and porcine spine

(2010) Iris Busscher et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Rheological Characterization of Hyaluronic Acid Derivatives as Injectable Materials Toward Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration

(2010) Antonio Gloria et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS

A Multi-component Fiber-reinforced PHEMA-based Hydrogel/HAPEXTM Device for Customized Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis

(2010) Antonio Gloria et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS

Mechanical design criteria for intervertebral disc tissue engineering

(2010) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Engineered Disc-Like Angle-Ply Structures for Intervertebral Disc Replacement

(2010) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   SPINE

Viscoelastic properties of bovine articular cartilage attached to subchondral bone at high frequencies

(2009) Geoffrey R Fulcher et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Risk factors for adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion

(2009) Choon Sung Lee et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Nanofibrous biologic laminates replicate the form and function of the annulus fibrosus

(2009) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Electrospun PCL nanofibers with anisotropic mechanical properties as a biomedical scaffold

(2008) Geun Hyung Kim   Biomedical Materials

Characterization of photocrosslinked alginate hydrogels for nucleus pulposus cell encapsulation

(2008) Alice I. Chou et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Frequency-Dependent Behavior of the Intervertebral Disc in Response to Each of Six Degree of Freedom Dynamic Loading

(2008) John J. Costi et al.   SPINE

ISSLS Prize Winner: Integrating Theoretical and Experimental Methods for Functional Tissue Engineering of the Annulus Fibrosus

(2008) Nandan L. Nerurkar et al.   SPINE

Intervertebral Disc Tissue Engineering Using a Novel Hyaluronic Acid–Nanofibrous Scaffold (HANFS) Amalgam

(2008) Leon J. Nesti et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A