Articular cartilage is commonly described as a tissue that is made of up to 80% water, is
devoid of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, and is populated by only one cell type, the …

Joint pain due to cartilage degeneration is a serious problem, affecting people of all ages.
Although many techniques, often surgical, are currently employed to treat this affliction, none …

Articular cartilage is a non-vascularized and poorly cellularized connective tissue that is
frequently damaged as a result of trauma and degenerative joint diseases such as …

The injury and degeneration of articular cartilage and associated arthritis are leading causes
of disability worldwide. Cartilage tissue engineering as a treatment modality for cartilage …

Hyaline cartilage is the nonlinear, inhomogeneous, anisotropic, poro-viscoelastic connective
tissue that serves as friction-reducing and load-bearing cushion in synovial joints and is vital …

In spite of the considerable achievements in the field of regenerative medicine in the past
several decades, osteochondral defect regeneration remains a challenging issue among …

Damage to cartilage represents one of the most challenging tasks of musculoskeletal
therapeutics due to its limited propensity for healing and regenerative capabilities. Lack of …

Articular cartilage repair remains a challenge to surgeons and basic scientists. The field of
tissue engineering allows the simultaneous use of material scaffolds, cells and signalling …

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by pain and disability. It involves
all ages and 70% of people aged> 65 have some degree of osteoarthritis. Natural cartilage …

Damage to cartilage is of great clinical consequence given the tissue's limited intrinsic
potential for healing. Current treatments for cartilage repair are less than satisfactory, and …