Recent Progress in Hydrogel-Based Synthetic Cartilage: Focus on Lubrication and Load-Bearing Capacities
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Articular Cartilage (AC)
2.1. Structure and Properties of AC
2.2. AC Defects and the Strategies for AC Repair
3. Cartilage-Inspired Hydrogels for AC Repair
3.1. Cartilage-Component-Inspired Hydrogels
3.1.1. Proteoglycan-Inspired Hydrogels
3.1.2. Phospholipid-Inspired Hydrogels
3.2. Cartilage-Structure-Inspired Hydrogels
3.3. Cartilage Components and Structure-Inspired Hydrogels
3.4. Other Cartilage-Inspired Hydrogels
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Qiu, F.; Fan, X.; Chen, W.; Xu, C.; Li, Y.; Xie, R. Recent Progress in Hydrogel-Based Synthetic Cartilage: Focus on Lubrication and Load-Bearing Capacities. Gels 2023, 9, 144. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020144
Qiu F, Fan X, Chen W, Xu C, Li Y, Xie R. Recent Progress in Hydrogel-Based Synthetic Cartilage: Focus on Lubrication and Load-Bearing Capacities. Gels. 2023; 9(2):144. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020144
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiu, Fei, Xiaopeng Fan, Wen Chen, Chunming Xu, Yumei Li, and Renjian Xie. 2023. "Recent Progress in Hydrogel-Based Synthetic Cartilage: Focus on Lubrication and Load-Bearing Capacities" Gels 9, no. 2: 144. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9020144