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Dianne Little

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1971
Tendon Structure and TreatmentOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsShoulder Injury and TreatmentVeterinary Equine Medical ResearchElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Publications

114

Citations

4,037

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

55

Publishing since 1971

Research summary
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Dianne Little's research focuses on musculoskeletal tissue engineering and joint disease, particularly involving tendons and osteoarthritis (a degenerative joint condition where cartilage breaks down). Work spans laboratory tissue-engineering approaches (such as scaffold fabrication for tendon repair), animal models of osteoarthritis, and studies of joint tissue biology in humans and animals, including the shoulder and hip. The research combines molecular biology, biomechanics, and imaging/histology methods to understand joint tissue degeneration and to develop potential regenerative treatments.

Tendon biology and tissue engineeringOsteoarthritis mechanisms and modelsJoint capsule and shoulder pathologyCartilage and mechanosensing (e.g., TRPV4 ion channels)Biomaterials and scaffold fabrication

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip to zero in 2024 followed by a rebound to five publications in 2025, suggesting an inconsistent but ongoing publication pace.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications23242025: 5 publications52526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®×3
  • UNC Libraries×3
  • Figshare×3
  • npj Regenerative Medicine×2
  • Scientific Reports×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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