Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering
Lower back pain associated with disc degenerative diseases is a major musculoskeletal health concern worldwide. Spinal fusion has some efficacy pain management for serious disc degenerative diseases but often underscores the importance of biological approaches in intervertebral disc regeneration. De...
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| author | Chuah, Yon Jin |
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| description | Lower back pain associated with disc degenerative diseases is a major musculoskeletal health concern worldwide. Spinal fusion has some efficacy pain management for serious disc degenerative diseases but often underscores the importance of biological approaches in intervertebral disc regeneration. Development of a biological disc construct for the past decades is still inferior to the native disc especially in annulus fibrosus (AF) tissue engineering, thus limiting its translational application. Furthermore, the limited access to obtain healthy autologous AF cells required bioengineers to source for alternative cells such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Two different microfabrication procedures were established to create a simple engineered AF tissue model for the investigation in MSCs-based AF tissue engineering, and a novel engineered AF construct with micro-architecture, biochemical composition, functionality and mechanical strength similar to the native tissue which is expected to be an important prototype towards the therapeutic treatments of degenerative disc disease. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/658512023-03-03T15:58:25Z Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering Chuah, Yon Jin Kang Yuejun School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering Lower back pain associated with disc degenerative diseases is a major musculoskeletal health concern worldwide. Spinal fusion has some efficacy pain management for serious disc degenerative diseases but often underscores the importance of biological approaches in intervertebral disc regeneration. Development of a biological disc construct for the past decades is still inferior to the native disc especially in annulus fibrosus (AF) tissue engineering, thus limiting its translational application. Furthermore, the limited access to obtain healthy autologous AF cells required bioengineers to source for alternative cells such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Two different microfabrication procedures were established to create a simple engineered AF tissue model for the investigation in MSCs-based AF tissue engineering, and a novel engineered AF construct with micro-architecture, biochemical composition, functionality and mechanical strength similar to the native tissue which is expected to be an important prototype towards the therapeutic treatments of degenerative disc disease. Doctor of Philosophy (SCBE) 2015-12-26T07:10:27Z 2015-12-26T07:10:27Z 2015 2015 Thesis Chuah, Y. J. (2015). Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65851 en 127 p. application/pdf |
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| title | Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering |
| title_full | Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering |
| title_fullStr | Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering |
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| title_short | Microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering |
| title_sort | microfabrication strageties for annulus fibrosus tissue engineering |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering |
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