Construction of the osteochondral graft using a live hyaline cartilage graft and sintered microspheres scaffold

• Main Author: Song, Fengting
• Other Authors: Wang Dongan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68481
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Articular hyaline cartilage in the knee joint is crucial for smooth movement and support of the bone conjunction. Cartilage lacks self-healing abilities once injured because of its avascular property. What’s more, cartilage damage could also lead to osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease which...