• Department of Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510000, P. R. China;
TIANJing, Email: tian_jing6723@aliyun.com
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Objective To summarize the tissue engineering techniques for cartilage repair on the combination fields of the three elements of tissue engineering:cells, scaffolds and signals. Methods The literature on cell-scaffold-based cartilage repair techniques, cell-free scaffolds, and scaffold-free approaches was reviewed and summarized. Results The cell-scaffold-based cartilage repair techniques such as matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (chondrocytes are seeded on the scaffold) are able to enhance the survival of the cells; cell-free scaffolds can promote cell recruitment with chemoatractants; and scaffold-free approaches have better hyaline-like properties and can avoid the toxic effect of scaffold degradation products. Conclusion Combination fields of the three elements of tissue engineering provide a more biomimetic environment for cartilage repair and have broad prospects.

Citation: LUXiaotong, XINGZhenzhen, ZHENGJilin, ZHANGJie, TIANJing. PROGRESS ON COMBINATION FIELDS OF THREE TISSUE ENGINEERING ELEMETS FOR CARTILAGE REPAIR. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015, 29(5): 632-635. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20150135 Copy

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