Chitosan-Based Hyaluronic Acid Hybrid Polymer Fibers as a Scaffold Biomaterial for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

An ideal scaffold material is one that closely mimics the natural environment in the tissue-specific extracellular matrix (ECM). Therefore, we have applied hyaluronic acid (HA), which is a main component of the cartilage ECM, to chitosan as a fundamental material for cartilage regeneration. To mimic...

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Main Authors: Shintarou Yamane, Tatsuya Igarashi, Akio Minami, Shin-ichiro Nisimura, Norimasa Iwasaki, Yasuhiko Kasahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/1/100/