Biomaterials for articular cartilage tissue engineering: Learning from biology

AR Armiento, MJ Stoddart, M Alini, D Eglin - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Cartilage integrity: A review of mechanical and frictional properties and repair approaches in osteoarthritis

P Krakowski, A Rejniak, J Sobczyk, R Karpiński - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of disability around the globe,
especially in aging populations. The main symptoms of OA are pain and loss of motion and …

The basic science of articular cartilage: structure, composition, and function

AJ Sophia Fox, A Bedi, SA Rodeo - Sports health, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Fox et al Nov• Dec 2009 of articular cartilage thickness. The collagen fibers of this zone
(primarily, type II and IX collagen) are packed tightly and aligned parallel to the articular …

A synthetic hydrogel composite with the mechanical behavior and durability of cartilage

F Yang, J Zhao, WJ Koshut, J Watt… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article reports the first hydrogel with the strength and modulus of cartilage in both
tension and compression, and the first to exhibit cartilage‐equivalent tensile fatigue strength …

Structure and function of articular cartilage and meniscus

VC Mow, WY Gu, FH Chen - Basic orthopaedic biomechanics …, 2005 - books.google.com
Cartilage is a soft connective tissue that is composed of a single cell type, chondrocyte, and
a highly specialized extracellular matrix (ECM). Three major types of cartilaginous tissues …

Mechano-electrochemical properties of articular cartilage: their inhomogeneities and anisotropies

VC Mow, XE Guo - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract In this chapter, the recent advances in cartilage biomechanics and
electromechanics are reviewed and summarized. Our emphasis is on the new experimental …

The pericellular matrix as a transducer of biomechanical and biochemical signals in articular cartilage

F Guilak, LG Alexopoulos, ML Upton… - Annals of the New …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The pericellular matrix (PCM) is a narrow tissue region surrounding chondrocytes in articular
cartilage, which together with the enclosed cell (s) has been termed the “chondron.” While …

A molecular model of proteoglycan-associated electrostatic forces in cartilage mechanics

MD Buschmann, AJ Grodzinsky - 1995 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Measured values of the swelling pressure of charged proteoglycans (PG) in solution
(Williams RPW, and Comper WD; Biophysical Chemistry 36: 223, 1990) and the ionic …

Magic-angle effect in magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage: a review

Y **a - Investigative radiology, 2000 - journals.lww.com
**a Y. Magic-angle effect in magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage: A review.
Invest Radiol 2000; 35: 602–621. RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES. The laminar appearance …

Mechanical properties of the collagen network in human articular cartilage as measured by osmotic stress technique

PJ Basser, R Schneiderman, RA Bank… - Archives of biochemistry …, 1998 - Elsevier
We have used an isotropic osmotic stress technique to assess the swelling pressures of
human articular cartilage over a wide range of hydrations in order to determine from these …