Adult articular cartilage exhibits little capacity for intrinsic repair, and thus even minor injuries
or lesions may lead to progressive damage and osteoarthritic joint degeneration, resulting in …

The limited repair potential of human articular cartilage contributes to development of
debilitating osteoarthritis and remains a great clinical challenge. This has led to evolution of …

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 …

Injuries to articular cartilage are one of the most challenging issues of musculoskeletal
medicine due to the poor intrinsic ability of this tissue for repair. The lack of efficient …

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 …

Injuries to articular cartilage are one of the most challenging issues of musculoskeletal
medicine due to the poor intrinsic ability of this tissue for repair. Despite progress in …

One of the most important issues facing cartilage tissue engineering is the inability to move
technologies into the clinic. Despite the multitude of current research in the field, it is known …

Articular cartilage repair and regeneration continue to be largely intractable because of the
poor regenerative properties of this tissue. The field of articular cartilage tissue engineering …

For a long time, cartilage has been a major focus of the whole field of tissue engineering,
both because of the constantly growing need for more effective options for joint repair and …

Cartilage tissue engineering is an emerging technique for the regeneration of cartilage
tissue damaged as a result of trauma or disease. As the propensity for healing and …