Healthy articular cartilage, covering the ends of bones in major joints such as hips and
knees, presents the most efficiently‐lubricated surface known in nature, with friction …

The discovery of several unexpected complex biological roles of hyaluronic acid (HA) has
promoted new research impetus for biologists and, the clinical interest in several fields of …

Non-healing, chronic wounds place a huge burden on healthcare systems as well as
individual patients. These chronic wounds especially diabetic wounds will ultimately lead to …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease that endangers millions of middle‐aged and elderly
people worldwide. Researchers from different fields have made great efforts and achieved …

Cartilage is frequently damaged with a limited capacity for repair. Current treatment
strategies are insufficient as they form fibrocartilage as opposed to hyaline cartilage, and do …

Hydration lubrication has emerged as a new paradigm for lubrication in aqueous and
biological media, accounting especially for the extremely low friction (friction coefficients …

Hydrogels are a soft material that undergoes cross-linking between polymers to form a
hydrophilic three-dimensional network. In fact, similarity to body tissue, soft consistency …

The manner in which nature has solved lubrication issues has fascinated scientists for
centuries, in particular when considering that lubrication is achieved in aqueous media. The …

Drug covalently bound to polymers had formed, lately, platforms with great promise in drug
delivery. These drug polymer conjugates (DPC) boosted drug loading and controlled …

Synovial joints are unique biological tribo-systems that allow for efficient mobility. Most of the
synovial joint activities in the human body are accomplished due to the presence of synovial …