Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
GAG
Glycosaminoglycan
GMP
Gelatin microparticle
IGF
Insulin-like growth factor
MDSC
Muscle-derived stem cell
MMP
Matrix metalloproteinase
MSC
Mesenchymal stem cell
OPF
Oligo(poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate)
PCL
Poly(e-caprolactone)
PDSC
Periosteum-derived stem cell
PEG
Poly(ethylene glycol)
PHA
Poly(hydroxyalkanoate)
PLGA
Poly( L , D -lactic-co-glycolic acid)
RGD
Arg-Gly-Asp
mRNA
Messenger RNA
TGF
Transforming growth factor
Contents
1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................
69
2
Background ..........................................................................................................................
69
3
Cartilage...............................................................................................................................
70
3.1
Chondrocytes...............................................................................................................
70
3.2
Extracellular Matrix....................................................................................................
71
3.3
Architecture.................................................................................................................
2
4
Chondrocyte-ECM Interactions..........................................................................................
73
5
Cell Sources for Cartilage Tissue Engineering ..................................................................
74
5.1
Stem/Progenitor Cell Sources ....................................................................................
74
5.2
Fibroblasts ...................................................................................................................
79
6
Chondrogenesis in Biomaterials .........................................................................................
80
6.1
Cell Homing................................................................................................................
80
6.2
Hydrogels ....................................................................................................................
1
7
Modification of Biomaterials ..............................................................................................
82
7.1
RGD Peptide Incorporation........................................................................................
82
7.2
Growth Factor Incorporation ......................................................................................
84
7.3
Gene Delivery .............................................................................................................
86
7.4
Modulation of the Intrinsic Properties of Biomaterials ............................................
87
8
Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration....................................................................................
90
8.1
Zonal Cartilage Engineering ......................................................................................
90
8.2
Bilayered Hydrogels ...................................................................................................
91
9
Summary ..............................................................................................................................
93
References..................................................................................................................................
93
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