Double – network hydrogel based on exopolysaccharides as a biomimetic extracellular matrix to augment articular cartilage regeneration
Zhixiang Cai, Yanmei Tang, Yue Wei, Pengguang Wang, Hongbin Zhang
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Self-healing hydrogelsCartilageRegeneration (biology)Extracellular matrixMaterials scienceTissue engineeringBiomedical engineeringScaffoldBiomaterialChondrogenesisDecellularizationAdhesionGlycosaminoglycanBiophysicsChemistryNanotechnologyAnatomyCell biologyComposite materialPolymer chemistryBiochemistryBiologyMedicineOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications