eCM Journal (Eur Cell Mater) provides an interdisciplinary forum for publication in the musculoskeletal field (Orthopaedics, Trauma, Maxillofacial (including dental) and Spine) of preclinical research, including the field of tissue engineering & regenerative medicine. eCM journal is published by AO Research Institute Davos, a Not-for-Profit foundation in Switzerland.

eCM Journal Impact Factor 2019: 3.741. JCR 5-year Impact Factor : 4.31. SJR H index: 79.

Scopus CiteScore 2019: 6.0

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Disc Biology Special Issue: The Disc Biology Special Issue intends to extend our current understanding of intervertebral disc (IVD) biology, physiology and pathology, highlight recent research on new diagnostic markers and therapeutic approaches as well as address the application of advanced models and tools to improve our capabilities in IVD research and development.
Submission deadline: 31st of August 2020

Dental Regenerative Biology Special Issue: This Special Issue intends to provide a comprehensive overview of how dental tissues respond to destructive insults, highlight the cues that are involved in their regeneration and report on the most recent developments in dental regeneration involving a combination of tissue engineering and stem-cell biology.
Submission deadline: 30th of September 2020

Bone Healing Special Issue: Although the regenerative capacity of bone is impressive, its failure to heal in certain circumstances continues to present clinical problems despite the high volume of multi-disciplinary research in this area. Approaches to improve bone formation in a clinically useful manner are drawn from many areas including biology, materials science, engineering, chemistry, physics and veterinary medicine.
Submission deadline: 1st of November 2020

Orthopaedic Infection Special Issue: Orthopaedic infections, including fracture-related infection (FRI), peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI), septic arthritis and osteomyelitis, remain amongst the most challenging complications in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal surgery. These infections have been convincingly shown to delay healing, worsen functional outcome and incur significant socio-economic costs.
Submission deadline: 31st of December 2020

All Special Issues accepted manuscripts will receive a 25% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC), i.e. 750CHF instead of 1000CHF.

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Recent Papers:

• Enrichment and preserved functionality of multipotential stromal cells in bone marrow concentrate processed by vertical centrifugation
  J El-Jawhari, DC Ilas, W Jones, R Cuthbert, E Jones, PV Giannoudis
  
  
• Dual local drug delivery of vancomycin and farnesol for mitigation of MRSA infection in vivo – a pilot study
  UC Woelfle, T Briggs, S Bhattacharyya, H Qu, N Sheth, C Knabe, P Ducheyne
  
  
• Modelling the catabolic environment of the moderately degenerated disc with a caprine ex vivo loaded disc culture system
  CME Rustenburg, JW Snuggs, KS Emanuel, A Thorpe, C Sammon, CL Le Maitre, TH Smit
  
  
• The current state of PEEK implant osseointegration and future perspectives: a systematic review
  N AlOtaibi, K Naudi, D Conway, A Ayoub
  
  
• Osseointegration of titanium implants with a novel silver coating under dynamic loading
  S Stein, L Kruck, D Warnecke, A Seitz, L Dürselen, A Ignatius
  
  
• Intervertebral disc and endplate cells response to IL-1ß inflammatory cell priming and identification of molecular targets of tissue degeneration
  P De Luca, L de Girolamo, D Kouroupis, M Castagnetta, C Perucca Orfei, D Coviello, S Coco, D Correa, M Brayda-Bruno, A Colombini
  
  
• Crosslinker concentration controls TGFß-3 release and annulus fibrosus cell apoptosis in genipin-crosslinked fibrin hydrogels
  CJ Panebianco, TJ DiStefano, B Mui, WW Hom, JC Iatridis
  
  
• Bacteriophage therapy as a treatment strategy for orthopaedic-device-related infections: where do we stand?
  J Onsea, J Wagemans, JP Pirnay, M Di Luca, M Gonzalez-Moreno, R Lavigne, A Trampuz, TF Moriarty, W-J Metsemakers
  
  
• Pathogen-specific antibody profiles in patients with severe systemic infections
  N Normann, G Tietz, A Kühn, C Fuchs, V Balau, K Schulz, J Kolata, T Schuerholz, A Petersmann, S Stentzel, L Steil, SO Kuhn, K Meissner, U Völker, M Nauck, I Steinmetz, D Raafat, M Gründling, BM Bröker
  
  
• Enhancement of fracture healing after citrulline supplementation in mice
  DM Meesters, PFW Hannemann, HMH van Eijk, VTJ Schriebl, PRG Brink, M Poeze, KAP Wijnands