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Interface tissue engineering aims to regenerate the enthesis, the critical bone-soft tissue junction. Bioinspired scaffolds with targeted cues are key for healing tendon-bone and ligament-bone injuries.

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  • Tissue Engineering
  • Orthopaedic Research

Background:

  • The enthesis, connecting bone to soft tissues like tendons and ligaments, is vital for musculoskeletal function but prone to non-healing injuries.
  • Current treatments often fail to restore native enthesis function, highlighting a need for advanced regenerative strategies.
  • Interface tissue engineering offers a promising approach to regenerate these complex junctions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review integrative and cell-instructive scaffold designs for regenerating tendon-bone and ligament-bone interfaces.
  • To emphasize the importance of inherent soft and hard tissue connectivity in musculoskeletal motion.
  • To highlight bioinspired, multifaceted scaffold approaches mimicking native tissue structures and functions.

Main Methods:

  • Focus on scaffold designs that integrate soft and hard tissues.
  • Utilize spatially patterned structural and chemical cues, growth factors, and mechanical stimulation.
  • Employ biomimicry to define essential scaffold design criteria for complex tissue regeneration.

Main Results:

  • Scaffold design has evolved from single-tissue systems to pre-integrated composite units.
  • Bioinspired scaffolds effectively stimulate relevant cellular responses for tissue healing.
  • Biomimetic approaches simplify composite tissue regeneration and facilitate clinical translation.

Conclusions:

  • Engineering connective tissue integration is clinically relevant for treating enthesis injuries.
  • Advanced scaffold designs are crucial for regenerating the tendon-bone and ligament-bone interfaces.
  • This field has broader implications for complex tissue formation and total joint regeneration.