devices various cell types can be used for seeding in a preferred embodiment for ligament and tendon replacement the cells are either mesenchymal in origin or capable of generating mesenchymal cells accordingly preferred cell types are those of the connective tissue as well as multipotent or pluripotent adult or embryonic stem cells preferably pluripotent stem cells however the scaffolds can be seeded with any cell type which exhibits attachment and ingrowth and is suitable for the intended purpose of the braided scaffold some exemplary cell types which can be seeded into these scaffolds when used for repair regeneration or augmentation of connective tissue or other tissue types such as parenchymal tissues include but are not limited to osteoblast and osteoblast like cells endocrine cells fibroblasts endothelial cells genitourinary cells lymphatic vessel cells pancreatic islet cells hepatocytes muscle cells intestinal cells kidney cells blood vessel cells thyroid cells parathyroid cells cells of the adrenal hypothalamic pituitary axis bile duct cells ovarian or testicular cells salivary secretory cells renal cells chondrocytes epithelial cells nerve cells and progenitor cells such as myoblast or stem cells particularly pluripotent stem cells cells that could be used can be first harvested grown and passaged in tissue cultures the cultured cells are then seeded onto the three dimensional braided scaffold to produce a graft material composed of living cells and a.