Evaluation of articular cartilage repair using biodegradable nanofibrous scaffolds in a swine model: A pilot study

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Li, Wan Ju ^a   Chiang, Hongsen ^b   Kuo, Tzong Fu ^c   Lee, Hsuan Shu ^c   Jiang, Ching Chuan ^b   Tuan, Rocky S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cartilage repair; Cartilage tissue engineering; Chondrocyte; In vivo model; Mesenchymal stem cell; Nanofibre

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; FLOWCHARTING; MECHANICAL TESTING; REPAIR; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); STEM CELLS;

CARTILAGE DEFECTS; CARTILAGE REPAIR; CARTILAGE TISSUE ENGINEERING; CHONDROCYTES; FIBROCARTILAGE; IN VIVO MODEL; IN-VIVO; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NANOFIBROUS SCAFFOLDS; VIVO MODELS;

NANOFIBERS;

MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; POLYCAPROLACTONE; BIOMATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPATHY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE CARTILAGE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; XENOGRAFT; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; EVALUATION; MINIPIG; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REGENERATION; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYESTERS; REGENERATION; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 64349089733     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.127     Document Type: Article

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