Human cartilage biomechanics: experimental and theoretical approaches towards the identification of mechanical properties in healthy and osteoarthritic conditions

E Belluzzi, S Todros, A Pozzuoli, P Ruggieri… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Articular cartilage is a complex connective tissue with the fundamental functions of load
bearing, shock absorption and lubrication in joints. However, traumatic events, aging and …

Viscoelasticity in natural tissues and engineered scaffolds for tissue reconstruction

D Huang, Y Huang, Y Xiao, X Yang, H Lin, G Feng… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Viscoelasticity of living tissues plays a critical role in tissue homeostasis and regeneration,
and its implication in disease development and progression is being recognized recently. In …

Mussel-inspired tissue-adhesive hydrogel based on the polydopamine–chondroitin sulfate complex for growth-factor-free cartilage regeneration

L Han, M Wang, P Li, D Gan, L Yan, J Xu… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Glycosaminoglycan-based hydrogels are widely used for cartilage repair because
glycosaminoglycans are the main component of the cartilage extracellular matrix and can …

Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α is a catabolic regulator of osteoarthritic cartilage destruction

S Yang, J Kim, JH Ryu, H Oh, CH Chun, BJ Kim… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Osteoarthritic cartilage destruction is caused by an imbalance between anabolic and
catabolic factors. Here, we show that hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α, encoded by …

Early detection of aging cartilage and osteoarthritis in mice and patient samples using atomic force microscopy

M Stolz, R Gottardi, R Raiteri, S Miot, I Martin… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The pathological changes in osteoarthritis—a degenerative joint disease prevalent among
older people—start at the molecular scale and spread to the higher levels of the architecture …

The effect of ageing and osteoarthritis on the mechanical properties of cartilage and bone in the human knee joint

AE Peters, R Akhtar, EJ Comerford, KT Bates - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis is traditionally associated with cartilage degeneration although is now widely
accepted as a whole-joint disease affecting the entire osteochondral unit; however site …

Biohybrid methacrylated gelatin/polyacrylamide hydrogels for cartilage repair

L Han, J Xu, X Lu, D Gan, Z Wang, K Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Articular cartilage defect repair is challenging for clinics because of the lack of self-
regenerative ability of avascular tissue. Gelatin-based hydrogels are widely used in the field …

[PDF][PDF] Cartilage integration: evaluation of the reasons for failure of integration during cartilage repair. A review

IM Khan, SJ Gilbert, SK Singhrao, VC Duance… - Eur Cell …, 2008 - ecmjournal.org
Articular cartilage is a challenging tissue to reconstruct or replace principally because of its
avascular nature; large chondral lesions in the tissue do not spontaneously heal. Where …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular modulation by the mechanical cues from biomaterials for tissue engineering

Q Wei, S Wang, F Han, H Wang, W Zhang… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment are known to be
significant in modulating the fate of stem cells to guide developmental processes and …

Silk fibroin hydrogel scaffolds incorporated with chitosan nanoparticles repair articular cartilage defects by regulating TGF-β1 and BMP-2

Y Li, Y Liu, Q Guo - Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Cartilage defects frequently occur around the knee joint yet cartilage has limited self-repair
abilities. Hydrogel scaffolds have excellent potential for use in tissue engineering. Therefore …