Degradable natural polymer hydrogels for articular cartilage tissue engineering

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-339

  Zhao, Wen ^a   Jin, Xing ^b   Cong, Yang ^c   Liu, Yuying ^b   Fu, Jun ^d  

^a Beijing Aerospace General Hospital   (China)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Biodegradable polymers; Hydrogel; Natural polymers; Regeneration; Repair; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BIOFUNCTIONALITY; CARTILAGE DEFECTS; CARTILAGE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXES; CARTILAGE REGENERATION; CARTILAGE TISSUE ENGINEERING; CHONDROCYTE PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN NETWORKS; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; HYALURONAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IN-VIVO; LOW CYTOTOXICITIES; NATURAL PROTEINS; NEOCARTILAGE; PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATIONS; POLYMER HYDROGELS; REGENERATION;

ALGINATE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOPOLYMERS; CARTILAGE; CELL ADHESION; COLLAGEN; CROSSLINKING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL POLYMERS; REPAIR; SCAFFOLDS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

HYDROGELS;

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; FIBRIN; FIBROIN; GELATIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHONDROGENESIS; HYDROGEL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 84874020943     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.3970     Document Type: Short Survey

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