Multicellular microtissues from fused ligament- and bone-cell spheroids relevant to enthesis repair
model for studying enthesis mechanobiology, screening therapeutic compounds, and evaluating microscale biomaterials, with translational potential as injectable or bioprintable building blocks for enthesis repair.
Authors
- Zeinab Tahmasebi Birgani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3899-922X)
- Shivesh Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9662-2039)
- Francesca Giacomini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0308-1032)
- Steven Vermeulen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6797-7084)
- Roman Truckenmüller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7541-525X)
- Stefan Giselbrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-0167)
- David Barata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8753-7403)
- Pamela Habibović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-5155)
- Pieter J. Emans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9370-5525)
- Carlos Mota
- Carmen López-Iglesias
- Lorenzo Moroni
Institutions
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials Today Bio
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2026.103129
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- EuroNanoMed III
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek