An injectable hydrogel having proteoglycan-like hierarchical structure supports chondrocytes delivery and chondrogenesis
Jijo Thomas, Vianni Chopra, Anjana Sharma, Vineeta Panwar, Swati Kaushik, Swati Rajput, Monika Mittal, Rajdeep Guha, Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Deepa Ghosh
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AggrecanChondrocyteChondrogenesisCartilageHyaluronic acidChemistrySelf-healing hydrogelsProteoglycanCell biologyGlycosaminoglycanChondroitin sulfateExtracellular matrixTissue engineeringBiophysicsBiochemistryBiomedical engineeringAnatomyArticular cartilageCellIn vitroOsteoarthritisBiologyPolymer chemistryPathologyMedicineAlternative medicineOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications