In vitro and in vivo performance of methacrylated gellan gum hydrogel formulations for cartilage repair

Methacrylated gellan gum (GGMA) formulation is proposed as a second-generation hydrogel for controlled delivery of cartilage-forming cells into focal chondral lesions, allowing immediate in situ retention of cells and 3D filling of lesion volume, such approach deemed compatible with an arthroscopic...

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Main Author: Vilela, Carlos A. (author)
Other Authors: Correia, Cristina (author), da Silva Morais, Alain (author), Santos, Tírcia C. (author), Gertrudes, Ana C. (author), Moreira, Elsa S. (author), Frias, Ana M. (author), Learmonth, David A. (author), Oliveira, Pedro (author), Oliveira, Joaquim M. (author), Sousa, R. A (author), Espregueira-Mendes, João (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/58311
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/58311