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SUBMITTER: Horkay F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7228937 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Horkay Ferenc F Basser Peter J PJ
Scientific reports 20200515 1
Articular cartilage is a load-bearing tissue found in animal and human joints. It is a composite gel-like material in which a fibrous collagen network encapsulates large proteoglycan assemblies that imbibe fluid and "inflate" the network. Here we describe a composite hydrogel consisting of a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol matrix filled with poly(acrylic acid) microparticles that mimics functional properties and biomechanical behavior of cartilage. The swelling and mechanical behaviors of this bi ...[more]