Effects of osteochondral defect size on cartilage regeneration using a double-network hydrogel

Effects of osteochondral defect size on cartilage regeneration using a double-network hydrogel

Abstract Background There has been increased interest in one-step cell-free procedures to avoid the problems related to cell manipulation and its inherent disadvantages. We have studied the chondrogenic induction ability of a PAMPS/PDMAAm double-network (DN) gel and found it to induce chondrogenesis...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Higa, Nobuto Kitamura, Keiko Goto, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong, Fuminori Kanaya, Kazunori Yasuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Cartilage repair
Double-network hydrogel
Osteochondral defect
Rabbit model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1578-1

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