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Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogels and Scaffolds for Osteochondral Repair and Regeneration

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Osteochondral Tissue Engineering

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 1058))

Abstract

Osteochondral lesions treatment and regeneration demands biomimetic strategies aiming physicochemical and biological properties of both bone and cartilage tissues, with long-term clinical outcomes. Hydrogels and scaffolds appeared as assertive approaches to guide the development and structure of the new osteochondral engineered tissue. Moreover, these structures alone or in combination with cells and bioactive molecules bring the mechanical support after in vitro and in vivo implantation. Moreover, multilayered structures designed with continuous interfaces furnish appropriate features of the cartilage and subchondral regions, namely microstructure, composition, and mechanical properties. Owing the potential as scaffolding materials, natural and synthetic polymers, bioceramics, and composites have been employed. Particularly, significance is attributed to the natural-based biopolymer silk fibroin from the Bombyx mori silkworm, considering its unique mechanical and biological properties. The significant studies on silk fibroin-based structures, namely hydrogels and scaffolds, towards bone, cartilage, and osteochondral tissue repair and regeneration are overviewed herein. The developed biomimetic strategies, processing methodologies, and final properties of the structures are summarized and discussed in depth.

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The authors thank to the project FROnTHERA (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000023), supported by Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology to Hierarchitech project (M-ERA-NET/0001/2014), for the fellowship grant (SFRH/BPD/113806/2015) and for the fund provided under the program Investigador for J. M. Oliveira (IF/00423/2012 and IF/01285/2015) are also greatly acknowledged.

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    Viviana P. Ribeiro, Sandra Pina, J. Miguel Oliveira & Rui L. Reis

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    Viviana P. Ribeiro, Sandra Pina, J. Miguel Oliveira & Rui L. Reis

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  1. 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal

    J. Miguel Oliveira

  2. 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal

    Sandra Pina

  3. 3B’s Research Group – Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal

    Rui L. Reis

  4. Polymeric Nanomaterials and Biomaterials Department, Institute of Polymer Science and Technology, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Julio San Roman

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Ribeiro, V.P., Pina, S., Oliveira, J.M., Reis, R.L. (2018). Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogels and Scaffolds for Osteochondral Repair and Regeneration. In: Oliveira, J., Pina, S., Reis, R., San Roman, J. (eds) Osteochondral Tissue Engineering. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1058. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76711-6_14

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