Abstract:With cartilage autografts and allografts in short supply, tissue engineered osteochondral (OC) grafts offer an alternative [1]. These constructs are comprised of a chondrocyte-seeded hydrogel region and a porous, bone-like base. Our laboratory has shown growth of more robust osteochondral constructs on clinically-relevant metal substrates (eg. tantalum) as opposed to devitalized bone, and these constructs have been evaluated in vivo [1,2]. Due to the presence of the base, it is expected that transport of nutri… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.