Huitang Xia, Dandan Zhao, Hailin Zhu, Yujie Hua, Kaiyan Xiao, Yong Xu, Yanqun Liu, Weiming Chen, Yu Liu, Wenjie Zhang, Wei Liu, Shengjian Tang, Yilin Cao, Xiaoyun Wang, Harry Huimin Chen, Guangdong Zhou
Repair of cartilage defects is highly challenging in clinical treatment. Tissue engineering provides a promising approach for cartilage regeneration and repair. As a core component of tissue engineering, scaffolds have a crucial influence on cartilage regeneration, especially in immunocompetent large animal and human. Native polymers, such as gelatin and hyaluronic acid, have known as ideal biomimetic scaffold sources for cartilage regeneration. However, how to precisely control their structure, degradation rate, and mechanical properties suitable for cartilage regeneration remains a great challenge...
September 19, 2018: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces