| Literature DB >> 30251916 |
Yasaman Alinejad1,2,3, Atma Adoungotchodo1,2,3, Michael P Grant3, Laura M Epure3, John Antoniou3,4, Fackson Mwale3,4, Sophie Lerouge1,2.
Abstract
IMPACT STATEMENT: A thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel was developed, which mimics the mechanical properties of the human nucleus pulposus (NP) tissue and provides a suitable environment for seeded NP cells to live and produce glycosaminoglycans. This scaffold is injectable through 25G needle and rapidly gels in vivo at body temperature. It has the potential to restore mechanical properties and stimulate biological repair of the degenerated intervertebral disc (IVD). It could therefore be used for the minimally invasive treatment of degenerated IVD, which affects more than one person out of five in the world.Entities:
Keywords: chitosan; hydrogel; intervertebral disc; mechanical properties; nucleus pulposus
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30251916 DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2018.0170
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tissue Eng Part A ISSN: 1937-3341 Impact factor: 3.845