Cell-laden hydrogels for osteochondral and cartilage tissue engineering

J Yang, YS Zhang, K Yue, A Khademhosseini - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite tremendous advances in the field of regenerative medicine, it still remains
challenging to repair the osteochondral interface and full-thickness articular cartilage …

Unlike bone, cartilage regeneration remains elusive

DJ Huey, JC Hu, KA Athanasiou - Science, 2012 - science.org
Articular cartilage was predicted to be one of the first tissues to successfully be regenerated,
but this proved incorrect. In contrast, bone (but also vasculature and cardiac tissues) has …

Hydrogels for the repair of articular cartilage defects

KL Spiller, SA Maher, AM Lowman - Tissue engineering part B …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
The repair of articular cartilage defects remains a significant challenge in orthopedic
medicine. Hydrogels, three-dimensional polymer networks swollen in water, offer a unique …

3D spatiotemporal mechanical microenvironment: a hydrogel‐based platform for guiding stem cell fate

Y Ma, M Lin, G Huang, Y Li, S Wang, G Bai… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells hold great promise for widespread biomedical applications, for which stem cell
fate needs to be well tailored. Besides biochemical cues, accumulating evidence has …

Manipulation of stem cells fates: the master and multifaceted roles of biophysical cues of biomaterials

X Wan, Z Liu, L Li - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their self‐renewal and differentiation ability, stem cells are conducive for repairing
injured tissues, making them a promising source of seed cells for tissue engineering. The …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in hydrogel design for articular cartilage regeneration: A comprehensive review

F Hashemi-Afzal, H Fallahi, F Bagheri, MN Collins… - Bioactive Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
This review paper explores the cutting-edge advancements in hydrogel design for articular
cartilage regeneration (CR). Articular cartilage (AC) defects are a common occurrence …

Tissue engineering of functional articular cartilage: the current status

L Kock, CC Van Donkelaar, K Ito - Cell and tissue research, 2012 - Springer
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 …

Progress in biomechanical stimuli on the cell-encapsulated hydrogels for cartilage tissue regeneration

S Taheri, HS Ghazali, ZS Ghazali… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Background Worldwide, many people suffer from knee injuries and articular cartilage
damage every year, which causes pain and reduces productivity, life quality, and daily …

Dynamic mechanical compression of chondrocytes for tissue engineering: a critical review

DE Anderson, B Johnstone - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Articular cartilage functions to transmit and translate loads. In a classical structure–function
relationship, the tissue resides in a dynamic mechanical environment that drives the …

A guide for using mechanical stimulation to enhance tissue-engineered articular cartilage properties

EY Salinas, JC Hu, K Athanasiou - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The use of tissue-engineered articular cartilage (TEAC) constructs has the potential to
become a powerful treatment option for cartilage lesions resulting from trauma or early …