Advanced Hydrogels for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: Recent Progress and Future Directions
Cartilage is a tension- and load-bearing tissue and has a limited capacity for intrinsic self-healing. While microfracture and arthroplasty are the conventional methods for cartilage repair, these methods are unable to completely heal the damaged tissue. The need to overcome the restrictions of thes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-11-01
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Series: | Polymers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/23/4199 |