Cartilage tissue engineering using a flow perfusion bioreactor

[Excerpt] Joint diseases include several conditions that have great impact on society, such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. Tissue engineering is one of the most promising alternatives to overcome the low capacity of cartilage self-repair in those debilitating diseases context. Chitosan-p...

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Main Author: Silva, M. Alves da (author)
Other Authors: Martins, A. (author), Costa, P. (author), Correlo, V. M. (author), Sol, P. (author), Battacharya, M. (author), Rougier, N. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Neves, N. M. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59182
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/59182