Chondrogenesis of human amniotic fluid stem cells in Chitosan-Xanthan scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering

Abstract Articular chondral lesions, caused either by trauma or chronic cartilage diseases such as osteoarthritis, present very low ability to self-regenerate. Thus, their current management is basically symptomatic, progressing very often to invasive procedures or even arthroplasties. The use of am...

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Main Authors: Carolina C. Zuliani, Ingrid I. Damas, Kleber C. Andrade, Cecília B. Westin, Ângela M. Moraes, Ibsen Bellini Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82341-x