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ReviewBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Regenerative Medicine Approaches to Stress Urinary Incontinence.

Alexane Thibodeau, Aiden Smith, Stéphane Chabaud, Geneviève Nadeau, Jean Ruel, Stéphane Bolduc

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Review in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexane ThibodeauCentre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/(LOEX), Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.
Aiden SmithCentre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/(LOEX), Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.
Stéphane ChabaudCentre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/(LOEX), Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0389-667X
Geneviève NadeauDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5842-893X
Jean RuelDépartement de Génie Mécanique, Faculté de Sciences et de Génie, Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6936-4943
Stéphane BolducCentre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale/(LOEX), Regenerative Medicine Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6680-5563

Funding

CIHR 178186CIHR 258229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) affects a significant proportion of women and often requires surgical intervention when conservative treatments fail. While midurethral slings (MUS) are widely used, concerns over complications such as mesh exposure/erosion and chronic pain have driven interest in regenerative medicine alternatives. This review explores emerging strategies, including stem cell therapies, platelet-rich plasma injections, decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds, injectable hydrogels, and bioengineered slings. These approaches aim to restore continence by promoting tissue regeneration, improving biocompatibility, and reducing adverse reactions. We evaluate their mechanisms, reported outcomes, and current stage of development, supported by in vitro and in vivo model data. Although promising, these technologies face challenges related to cell viability, scaffold integration, and clinical translation. Continued interdisciplinary research is essential to optimize these therapies and bring safer, more effective solutions to patients. Regenerative strategies may ultimately redefine the future of SUI treatment by offering biologically integrated, long-lasting alternatives to synthetic slings. To date, no tissue-engineered or regenerative biomimetic sling has received regulatory approval for routine clinical use in the management of stress urinary incontinence.

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midurethral slingstress urinary incontinencetissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID42187390
PMCPMC13204115

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