Abstract:Tendons play an important role in transferring stress between muscles and bones and in maintaining joint stability. Tendon tears are difficult to heal, and are associated with high recurrence rates. So the objective of this study was to develop a biodegradable scaffold for tendon-bone junction regeneration. Two types of polylactic acid (PLA) yarns, having fibers with round and four deep grooved cross-sections, were braided into tubular scaffolds and cultured with murine TGF-β Type II receptor (TGFBR2)-expressi… Show more
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