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SUBMITTER: Yilmaz EN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039817 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yilmaz Elif Nur EN Zeugolis Dimitrios I DI
Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 20200218
Articular cartilage defects remain a clinical challenge. Articular cartilage defects progress to osteoarthritis, which negatively (e.g., remarkable pain, decreased mobility, distress) affects millions of people worldwide and is associated with excessive healthcare costs. Surgical procedures and cell-based therapies have failed to deliver a functional therapy. To this end, tissue engineering therapies provide a promise to deliver a functional cartilage substitute. Among the various scaffold fabri ...[more]