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ArticleMaterials and interfaces2024

A Novel Bi-Directional and Bi-Temporal Delivery System for Enhancing Intrasynovial Tendon Repair.

Yidan Chen, Seth Kinoshita, Emily Yan, Min Hao, Hua Shen, Richard Gelberman, Stavros Thomopoulos, Younan Xia

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Article in Materials and interfaces, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yidan ChenSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Seth KinoshitaSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Emily YanThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Min HaoThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Hua ShenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Richard GelbermanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Stavros ThomopoulosDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Younan XiaSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.

Funding

Enhanced Tendon Healing Through Growth Factor and Cell TherapiesR01AR062947 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GELBERMAN, RICHARD H, THOMOPOULOS, STAVROS · 2012 to 2022
$5.5M
Biomimetic approaches for enthesis tissue engineeringR01AR080924 · NIAMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Stavros Thomopoulos, YOUNAN XIA · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062947NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR080924
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexor tendon injuries are common and often require surgical repair and prolonged rehabilitation. Successful clinical outcomes depend on the concurrent suppression of adhesions (caused by inflammation) at the tendon surface and promotion of matrix synthesis inside the tendon. Herein, we report a bi-directional and bi-temporal drug delivery system designed to target both the initial inflammatory phase and the subsequent proliferative and remodeling phases of healing to improve outcomes after flexor tendon repair. The system features a multi-layered design with anti-adhesion and pro-matrix factors encapsulated in separate layers of hyaluronate films crosslinked to different degrees to control their direction and rate of release. After validating drug delivery under controlled release, cell culture experiments involving tendon fibroblasts and a Transwell system are conducted to demonstrate the system's efficacy in modulating local cellular responses. The promising results from this study lay the groundwork for moving this system toward in vivo testing and clinical translation.

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controlled releasedrug deliveryflexor tendon repairsodium hyaluronateTranswell cell culture

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PMID40741088
PMCPMC12309398

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