Regenerating articular tissue by converging technologies.

Scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering should provide mechanical stability, while offering specific signals for chondral and bone regeneration with a completely interconnected porous network for cell migration, attachment, and proliferation. Composites of polymers and ceramics are often cons...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Moroni, Doreen Hamann, Luca Paoluzzi, Jeroen Pieper, Joost R de Wijn, Clemens A van Blitterswijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2515637?pdf=render