“Slow walk” mimetic tensile loading maintains human meniscus tissue resident progenitor cells homeostasis in photocrosslinked gelatin hydrogel

Meniscus, the cushion in knee joint, is a load-bearing tissue that transfers mechanical forces to extracellular matrix (ECM) and tissue resident cells. The mechanoresponse of human tissue resident stem/progenitor cells in meniscus (hMeSPCs) is significant to tissue homeostasis and regeneration but i...

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Main Authors: Jing Sun, Yau Tsz Chan, Ki Wai Kevin Ho, Li Zhang, Liming Bian, Rocky S. Tuan, Yangzi Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-07-01
Series:Bioactive Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X23000373