Ligament/Tendon and Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Reconstruction, 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 1457
Editors
Interests: ligament/tendon; cartilage; tissue engineering and reconstruction
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Interests: ligament/tendon; cartilage; tissue engineering and reconstruction; osteoarthritis
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Dear Colleagues,
Ligaments, tendons, and cartilage share many tissue characteristics, including a poor or absent blood supply, low cell content, and an abundant collagenous extracellular matrix. Some of these properties may explain their limited self-healing capacity during tissue injury.
Hence, tissue engineering (TE) represents a promising strategy for tissue reconstruction. Using novel biomimetic biomaterials as chondro-/tenogenic cell carriers represents an innovative culturing approach; for example, utilizing smart bioreactors and versatile bioprinting strategies could support the regeneration of these tissues with tissue-engineered implants. Cells recruited for TE, the tailored release of bioactive factors, and targeted cell lineage differentiation are also of interest. Novel data describing in vivo TE results gained using animal models are also welcome.
This Special Issue will focus on the most recent developments in tendon/ligament and cartilage tissue engineering, comprising in vitro and in vivo studies.
Dr. Clemens Gögele
Prof. Dr. Gundula Schulze-Tanzil
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cartilage
- tendon
- ligament
- anterior cruciate ligament
- bioprinting
- scaffold
- bioreactor
- tissue engineering
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