The biology of the ovine functional spinal unit: facet cartilage and intervertebral disc [PDF]
, 2013 Back pain will affect up to 84 % of people at some point in their lives. It is a major public health problem in Western society leading to disability and economic loss through work absence, physician visits and hospitalisation.
Gough, Caroline Shanni
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Novel nano-rough polymers for cartilage tissue engineering
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2014 Ganesan Balasundaram,1 Daniel M Storey,1 Thomas J Webster2,31Surfatek, Longmont, CO, USA; 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; 3Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University ...
Balasundaram G, Storey DM, Webster TJ
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Cells, 2021 Articular cartilage defects represent an inciting factor for future osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative joint disease progression. Despite multiple clinically available therapies that succeed in providing short term pain reduction and restoration of ...
Hallie Thorp +5 more
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Research progress in degradable hydrogels as articular cartilage repair materials
Cailiao gongcheng, 2022 Degradable hydrogels are widely used in the repair and regeneration of articular cartilage because of their good biocompatibility and biodegradability. Three application strategies of degradable hydrogels in cartilage tissue engineering were focused in ...
WU Xiaofang, CHEN Kai, ZHANG Dekun
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Tissue engineering of cartilage in space [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997 Tissue engineering of cartilage, i.e., the in vitro cultivation of cartilage cells on synthetic polymer scaffolds, was studied on the Mir Space Station and on Earth. Specifically, three-dimensional cell-polymer constructs consisting of bovine articular chondrocytes and polyglycolic acid ...
L E, Freed +4 more
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Natural polysaccharide-based hydrogel bioprinting for articular cartilage repair
Frontiers in Materials, 2023 Tissue engineering represents a promising approach for impaired articular cartilage tissue regeneration. 3D printed hydrogels have become an emerging tissue engineering strategy because they closely mimic the physical and biochemical characteristics of ...
Xuerui Wu +5 more
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Cartilage tissue engineering: controlled release of growth factors. Effects of GDF-5, sexual steroid hormons and oxygen [PDF]
, 2007 Articular cartilage is likely a major candidate to be successfully regenerated by tissue engineering methods; first commercial products have already reached the market. However, to fully regenerate articular cartilage tissue, further optimization appears
Appel, Bernhard
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From injectable to 3D printed hydrogels in maxillofacial tissue engineering: A review
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2020 Introduction: This review aims at describing different types of hydrogels in context to their composition, fabrication techniques and other specific features along with an insight into the latest advancements including smart hydrogels, 3D printed ...
Divya Mehrotra +3 more
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Modulation of growth and differentiation of mesenchymal cells for cartilage and bone tissue engineering [PDF]
, 2015 Tissue engineering is a highly promising technology for the treatment of challenging cartilage and bone lesions for which no adequate therapeutic options are available yet.
Duhr, Ralph
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Introducing monitoring and automation in cartilage tissue engineering, toward controlled clinical translation [PDF]
, 2011 The clinical application of tissue engineered products requires to be tightly connected with the possibility to control the process, assess graft quality and define suitable release criteria for implantation.
Santoro, Rosaria
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