Issue 10, 2023

Nanofibrous scaffolds for the healing of the fibrocartilaginous enthesis: advances and prospects

Abstract

With the current developmental advancements in nanotechnology, nanofibrous scaffolds are being widely used. The healing of fibrocartilaginous enthesis is a slow and complex process, and while existing treatments have a certain effect on promoting their healing, these are associated with some limitations. The nanofibrous scaffold has the advantages of easy preparation, wide source of raw materials, easy adjustment, easy modification, can mimic the natural structure and morphology of the fibrocartilaginous enthesis, and has good biocompatibility, which can compensate for existing treatments and be combined with them to promote the repair of fibrocartilaginous enthesis. The nanofibrous scaffold can promote the healing of fibrocartilaginous enthesis by controlling the morphology and ensuring controlled drug release. Hence, the use of nanofibrous scaffold with stimulative response features in the musculoskeletal system has led us to imagine its potential application in fibrocartilaginous enthesis. Therefore, the healing of fibrocartilaginous enthesis based on a nanofibrous scaffold may be a novel therapeutic approach.

Graphical abstract: Nanofibrous scaffolds for the healing of the fibrocartilaginous enthesis: advances and prospects

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 may. 2023
Accepted
11 ago. 2023
First published
12 ago. 2023

Nanoscale Horiz., 2023,8, 1313-1332

Nanofibrous scaffolds for the healing of the fibrocartilaginous enthesis: advances and prospects

X. Li, Y. Ren, Y. Xue, Y. Zhang and Y. Liu, Nanoscale Horiz., 2023, 8, 1313 DOI: 10.1039/D3NH00212H

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