ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biomaterials
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1565347
This article is part of the Research TopicPharmaceutical BiomaterialsView all 32 articles
Bioinspired Piezoelectric Patch Design for Sonodynamic Therapy: A Preclinical Mechanistic Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Repair and Functional Regeneration
Provisionally accepted
- 1Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
- 2Beijing Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing, Beijing, China
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The rotator cuff tendon-bone interface exhibits a gradient histological composition, including graded mineral content and interwoven collagen fibers. Following rotator cuff injury repair, the lack of a compositional, structural, and functional gradient at the interface results in stress concentration and a high rate of postoperative re-tears. Piezoelectric materials, known for modulating cellular functions and promoting stem cell proliferation and differentiation, have garnered increasing attention in tissue repair applications. In this study, a biomimetic piezoelectric patch with progressive compositional and structural variations was designed and fabricated. The patch, composed of gelatin/PLGA/nHA/BTO, integrates aligned and random fiber structures. The aligned layer mimics the tendon-side structure of the rotator cuff tendon-bone interface, while the random layer replicates the bone-side structure. The bioinspired patch exhibits excellent biocompatibility. The piezoelectric signals generated under ultrasound stimulation can induce osteogenic and tenogenic differentiation of stem cells, as well as regulate M2 polarization of macrophages, thereby promoting the repair and regeneration of supraspinatus tendon injury in a rabbit model of rotator cuff injury. This study highlights the potential of biomimetic piezoelectric patches in orthopedic rotator cuff repair and offers new possibilities for developing advanced materials to regenerate the rotator cuff tendon-bone interface.
Keywords: Rotator Cuff, Tendon-bone interface, Electrospinning, Biomimetic Piezoelectric Patch, sonodynamic therapy
Received: 23 Jan 2025; Accepted: 13 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Shi, LIU, Qin, Li, Huo, Zhou and Jiang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Fei LIU, Beijing Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing, Beijing, China
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