Silk-Fibroin/Methacrylated Gellan Gum Hydrogel as an novel scaffold for application in meniscus cell-based tissue engineering

Introduction: Knee meniscus injury is highly prevalent and there is a demand for new cost-effective treatment solutions. Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine strategies using acellular scaffolds are being used in clinical application for total or partial meniscus replacement [1]. Althou...

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Main Author: Pereira, H. (author)
Other Authors: Silva-Correia, Joana (author), Yan, Leping (author), Caridade, S. G. (author), Frias, A. M. (author), Oliveira, A. L. (author), Mano, J. F. (author), Oliveira, Joaquim M. (author), Mendes, João Espregueira (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28783
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/28783