Open Access<p>Promoting tendon to bone integration using graphene oxide-doped electrospun poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanofibrous membrane</p>
Author(s) -
Wei Su,
Zhiying Wang,
Jia Jiang,
Xiaoyun Liu,
Jinzhong Zhao,
Zhijun Zhang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s183842
Subject(s) - enthesis , plga , materials science , biomedical engineering , electrospinning , membrane , nanofiber , tendon , nanotechnology , chemistry , anatomy , medicine , composite material , polymer , nanoparticle , biochemistry
These normal entheses are not reestablished after repair despite significant advances in surgical techniques. There is a significant need to develop integrative biomaterials, facilitating functional tendon-to-bone integration.