Advances of Naturally Derived and Synthetic Hydrogels for Intervertebral Disk Regeneration

Intervertebral disk (IVD) degeneration is associated with most cases of cervical and lumbar spine pathologies, amongst which chronic low back pain has become the primary cause for loss of quality-adjusted life years. Biomaterials science and tissue engineering have made significant progress in the r...

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Main Authors: Guoke Tang, Bingyan Zhou, Feng Li, Weiheng Wang, Yi Liu, Xing Wang, Chao Liu, Xiaojian Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00745/full