Nanocellulose reinforced gellan-gum hydrogels as potential biological substitutes for annulus fibrosus tissue regeneration

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is associated with both structural damage and aging related degeneration. Annulus fibrosus (AF) defects such as annular tears, herniation and discectomy require novel tissue engineering strategies to functionally repair AF tissue. An ideal construct will repair...

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Autor principal: Pereira, Diana R. (author)
Outros Autores: Silva-Correia, Joana (author), Oliveira, Joaquim M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Pandit, Abhay (author), Biggs, Manus J. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2018
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/53722
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/53722