Hydrogels in acellular and cellular strategies for intervertebral disc regeneration

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-98

  Pereira, D R ^a   Silva Correia, J ^a   Oliveira, J M ^a   Reis, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acellular approach; Biomaterials based therapies; Cellular approach; Gellan gum; Hydrogels, intervertebral disc regeneration; Regenerative medicine; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMOLECULES; CELLS; HYDROGELS; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ACELLULAR APPROACH; BIOMATERIAL-BASED THERAPY; CELLULAR APPROACH; CELLULARS; GELLAN GUM; HYDROGEL, INTERVERTEBRAL DISK REGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

ELASTOMER; GROWTH FACTOR; POLYMER;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL THERAPY; DISK PROSTHESIS; GENE THERAPY; HEALING; HYDROGEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 84873309580     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.500     Document Type: Review

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