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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2022

Applications and prospects of different functional hydrogels in meniscus repair.

Pan Jin, Lei Liu, Xichi Chen, Lin Cheng, Weining Zhang, Gang Zhong

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors.

Pan JinHealth Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Lei LiuArticular Surgery, The Second Nanning People's Hospital (Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University), Nanning, China.
Xichi ChenHealth Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Lin ChengHealth Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Weining ZhangHealth Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China.
Gang ZhongCenter for Materials Synthetic Biology, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The meniscus is a kind of fibrous cartilage structure that serves as a cushion in the knee joint to alleviate the mechanical load. It is commonly injured, but it cannot heal spontaneously. Traditional meniscectomy is not currently recommended as this treatment tends to cause osteoarthritis. Due to their good biocompatibility and versatile regulation, hydrogels are emerging biomaterials in tissue engineering. Hydrogels are excellent candidates in meniscus rehabilitation and regeneration because they are fine-tunable, easily modified, and capable of delivering exogenous drugs, cells, proteins, and cytokines. Various hydrogels have been reported to work well in meniscus-damaged animals, but few hydrogels are effective in the clinic, indicating that hydrogels possess many overlooked problems. In this review, we summarize the applications and problems of hydrogels in extrinsic substance delivery, meniscus rehabilitation, and meniscus regeneration. This study will provide theoretical guidance for new therapeutic strategies for meniscus repair.

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cellextracellular matrixfunctionhydrogelmeniscustissue engineering

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PMID36568293
PMCPMC9773848

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