List of contributors |
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials |
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1 Biomechanical testing and the development of silk-based textiles for regenerative medicine and surgery |
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1.3 A new paradigm: Compliance Matching and Material Property Led Engineering Technologies |
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1.4 Complete case study: Rotator cuff tendons |
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1.5 Future trends and applications |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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1.7 Sources of further information and advice |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (6) |
2 Embroidery technology for hard-tissue scaffolds |
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23 | (22) |
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23 | (4) |
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2.2 Manufacturing of porous textile structures using embroidery technology |
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27 | (8) |
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2.3 Application of embroidered scaffolds for hard-tissue engineering |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
3 Nonwoven scaffolds for bone regeneration |
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45 | (22) |
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3.1 The structure of bone and the mechanisms for self-repair |
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45 | (2) |
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3.2 Fibre manufacture from biomaterials |
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47 | (6) |
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3.3 Design and assembly of scaffold architectures |
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53 | (4) |
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3.4 Considerations for surgical implantation of nonwoven scaffolds |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (7) |
4 Bioabsorbable fabrics for musculoskeletal scaffolds |
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67 | (24) |
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4.2 Bioabsorbable materials, fibre spinning and properties, and yarn preparation |
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67 | (2) |
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4.3 Processing technologies for fabrics |
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69 | (2) |
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4.4 Fabric structures and their characteristics |
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71 | (6) |
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4.5 Bone tissue engineering using fabrics |
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77 | (1) |
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4.6 Cartilage tissue engineering using fabrics |
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78 | (2) |
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4.7 Ligament and tendon tissue engineering using fabrics |
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80 | (2) |
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4.8 Tissue-engineered joints |
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82 | (1) |
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4.9 Fabrics commercially available for temporary tissue repair |
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83 | (1) |
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85 | (6) |
5 Nanofibers for ligament and tendon tissue regeneration |
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91 | (28) |
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91 | (1) |
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5.2 Current treatment and challenges |
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92 | (5) |
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5.3 Nanofiber scaffolds as a new frontier in tissue engineering |
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97 | (4) |
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5.4 Tailored nanofiber scaffolds for tendon and ligament regeneration |
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101 | (7) |
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5.5 Nanofiber assembly into three-dimensional tendon or ligament scaffolds |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (7) |
6 Absorbable, drug-loaded, extruded fiber for implantation |
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119 | (26) |
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119 | (1) |
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6.2 Materials and fabrication techniques |
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120 | (10) |
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6.3 Drug loading and release |
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130 | (6) |
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136 | (5) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
7 Anterior cruciate ligament prostheses using biotextiles |
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145 | (1) |
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7.2 Anatomy and structure of the anterior cruciate ligament |
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145 | (4) |
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7.3 Biomechanics of the ACL |
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149 | (1) |
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7.4 Clinical problems associated with the ACL |
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150 | (2) |
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7.5 Diagnosis and treatment of ACL ruptures |
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152 | (2) |
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7.6 Autograft for ACL reconstruction |
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154 | (7) |
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7.7 Allograft for ACL reconstruction |
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161 | (1) |
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7.8 Graft healing in ACL reconstructive surgery |
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162 | (2) |
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7.9 The use of synthetic materials and prostheses in ACL reconstructive surgery |
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164 | (6) |
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7.10 Complications with synthetic ligaments |
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170 | (4) |
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7.11 Augmentation devices |
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174 | (1) |
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7.12 Tissue engineering and scaffolds |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (11) |
Index |
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