Author:
Horkay Ferenc,Basser Peter J.
Abstract
AbstractArticular cartilage is a load-bearing tissue found in animal and human joints. It is a composite gel-like material in which a fibrous collagen network encapsulates large proteoglycan assemblies that imbibe fluid and “inflate” the network. Here we describe a composite hydrogel consisting of a cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol matrix filled with poly(acrylic acid) microparticles that mimics functional properties and biomechanical behavior of cartilage. The swelling and mechanical behaviors of this biomimetic model system are strikingly similar to that of human cartilage. The development of synthetic composite gel-based articular cartilage analog suggests new avenues to explore material properties, and their change in disease and degeneration, as well as novel strategies for developing composite tissue-engineered cartilage constructs for regenerative medicine applications.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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