The lack of adequate blood/lymphatic vessels as well as low-potential articular cartilage
regeneration underlines the necessity to search for alternative biomaterials. Owing to their
unique features, such as reversible thermogelling behavior and tissue-like mechanical
behavior, agarose-based biomaterials have played a key role in cartilage tissue repair.
Accordingly, the need for fabricating novel highly efficient injectable agarose-based
biomaterials as hydrogels for restoration of injured cartilage tissue has been recognized. In …