A bio-inspired nano-material recapitulating the composition, ultra-structure, and function of the glycosaminoglycan-rich extracellular matrix of nucleus pulposus
Xingxing Yang, Chi-Hung Yip, Shirui Zhao, Yi‐Ping Ho, Barbara Pui Chan
Topics & Concepts
Extracellular matrixHyaluronic acidGlycosaminoglycanBiophysicsMaterials scienceMatrix (chemical analysis)HydroxyprolineBiomaterialTissue engineeringFunction (biology)NucleusNano-ExtracellularChemistryBiochemistryNanotechnologyCell biologyBiomedical engineeringBiologyAnatomyComposite materialMedicineSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty