Novel β-TCP/PVA bilayered hydrogels with considerable physical and bio-functional properties for osteochondral repair

• Main Authors: Yao, Hang, Kang, Junpei, Li, Weichang, Liu, Jian, Xie, Renjian, Wang, Yingjun, Liu, Sa, Wang, Dong-An, Ren, Li
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Hydrogels; β-TCP/PVA
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143737
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cartilage repairing grafts have been widely studied, and osteochondral replacement hydrogels have proven to be an excellent method in research and clinical fields. However, it has been difficult to simultaneously solve three main issues in osteochondral replacement preparation: surface lubrication,...