Blends and Nanocomposite Biomaterials for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Azadehsadat Hashemi Doulabi; Kibret Mequanint; Hadi Mohammadi

doi:10.3390/ma7075327

Materials (Jul 2014)

Blends and Nanocomposite Biomaterials for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Azadehsadat Hashemi Doulabi,
Kibret Mequanint,
Hadi Mohammadi

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Azadehsadat Hashemi Doulabi: School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
Kibret Mequanint: Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, the University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
Hadi Mohammadi: School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7075327
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 7
pp. 5327 – 5355

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This review provides a comprehensive assessment on polymer blends and nanocomposite systems for articular cartilage tissue engineering applications. Classification of various types of blends including natural/natural, synthetic/synthetic systems, their combination and nanocomposite biomaterials are studied. Additionally, an inclusive study on their characteristics, cell responses ability to mimic tissue and regenerate damaged articular cartilage with respect to have functionality and composition needed for native tissue, are also provided.

Published in Materials

ISSN: 1996-1944 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Natural history (General): Microscopy; Science: Physics: Descriptive and experimental mechanics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/

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