Autologous Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue as Stem Cell-Based Natural Scaffold for Cartilage Defect Repair

Osteoarthritis (OA) poses a tough challenge worldwide. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have been proved to play a promising role in cartilage repair. However, enzymatic digestion, ex vivo culture and expansion, with significant senescence and decline in multipotency, limit their application. The p...

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Main Authors: Tengjing Xu, Xinning Yu, Quanming Yang, Xiaonan Liu, Jinghua Fang, Xuesong Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689719880527