Abstract
Tissue engineering techniques have developed a minimally invasive strategy to place hydrogel into a defect by macromer injection. Goat mesenchymal stem cells (gMSC) were introduced into a biodegradable phosphoester hydrogel and transplanted into the cartilage defect for 3-dimensional in vitro cultivation until the substitute begins to integrate with the surrounding tissue. Liquid precursor and rapid solidification provided the feasibility for implant-defect steric appropriateness, as well as cell encapsulation. It was concluded that the development of the hydrogel-cartilage transplantation system will be real-timely and non-invasively monitored through nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | F8.14 |
Pages (from-to) | 165-167 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
Volume | EXS |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | 2003 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Dec 1 2003 → Dec 4 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering