A new strategy for the decellularisation of large equine tendons as biocompatible tendon substitutes

Tendon ruptures and/or large losses remain to be a great clinical challenge and often require full replacement of the damaged tissue. The use of auto- and allografts or engineered scaffolds is an established approach to restore severe tendon injuries. However, these grafts are commonly related to sc...

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Main Authors: M Bottagisio, AF Pellegata, F Boschetti, M Ferroni, M Moretti, AB Lovati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2016-07-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol032/pdf/v032a04.pdf