Strategic Design and Fabrication of Engineered Scaffolds for Articular Cartilage Repair

Damage to articular cartilage can eventually lead to osteoarthritis (OA), a debilitating, degenerative joint disease that affects millions of people around the world. The limited natural healing ability of cartilage and the limitations of currently available therapies make treatment of cartilage def...

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Main Authors: Xiongbiao Chen, Zohreh Izadifar, William Kulyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/3/4/799