Functional self-assembled neocartilage as part of a biphasic osteochondral construct.

Bone-to-bone integration can be obtained by osteoconductive ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HAp) and beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), but cartilage-to-cartilage integration is notoriously difficult. Many cartilage repair therapies, including microfracture and mosaicplasty, capitalize on the repar...

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Main Authors: Wendy E Brown, Daniel J Huey, Jerry C Hu, Kyriacos A Athanasiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5892872?pdf=render