Research Progress on Mechanical Properties of Biological Tendons

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10.2991/978-94-6463-829-5_22How to use a DOI?

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Additive manufacturing; Scaffolds; Mechanical properties; Tissue engineering

Abstract

As many as 32 million cases of tendon injuries are reported every year in the world, of which more than 50% are tendon diseases in sports related injuries. Due to the aggravation of the aging process, the incidence rate of degenerative tendon injuries is rising significantly. Traditional autologous or allogeneic transplants suffer from donor shortages, poor mechanical compatibility, and immune rejection, while synthetic materials often have difficulty maintaining stable mechanical properties after implantation in the human body due to insufficient tensile strength and poor interfacial bonding performance, leading to fracture or functional failure under high tensile stress. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a scaffold material that combines mechanical properties and biocompatibility in clinical practice. This review aims to systematically elucidate the influencing factors of the mechanical properties of biomimetic tendons, as well as the interaction mechanism between cell behavior and the mechanical properties of biomimetic tendons, and to provide prospects for the future development of biomimetic tendons. This review not only summarizes the latest research progress in the mechanical properties of biomimetic tendons in recent years, but also proposes a multidimensional classification framework based on materials, processes, and structures, and further discusses the key research gaps in the current field of mechanical adaptation, standardized manufacturing, and tissue integration, providing a systematic reference for future research.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Mengrong Du
AU  - Zhiyong Ma
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/08/28
TI  - Research Progress on Mechanical Properties of Biological Tendons
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Biological Science (CEBS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 207
EP  - 217
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-829-5_22
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-829-5_22
ID  - Du2025
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