Intervertebral disc decellularisation: progress and challenges

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and the consequent low-back pain (LBP) affect over 80 % of people in western societies, constituting a tremendous socio-economic burden worldwide and largely impairing patients’ life quality. Extracellular matrix (ECM)-based scaffolds, derived from decellularis...

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Main Authors: MF Fiordalisi, AJ Silva, M Barbosa, RM Gonçalves, J Caldeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2021-10-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:https://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol042/pdf/v042a15.pdf