Tissue Engineering Cartilage with a Composite Electrospun and Hydrogel Scaffold

Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disease in humans, severely reducing the standard of living of millions of people. Osteoarthritis is characterized by degeneration and loss of articular cartilage which leads to pain, and loss of joint motility and function. Individuals sufferin...

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Main Author: Wright, Lee David
Other Authors: Biomedical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37553
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04062011-165522/