Improved human tenocyte proliferation and differentiation in vitro by optimized silk degumming.

Tendon disorders are common clinical conditions. Tendon tissue engineering provides a new approach for tendon repair by integrating engineered substitutes with their native counterparts. Silk is considered to be a promising candidate for tendon engineering because of its biological and mechanical pr...

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Main Authors: Wang, X, Qiu, Y, Carr, A, Triffitt, J, Sabokbar, A, Xia, Z
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011