Figure 1: Application of adult MSCs to tissue engineering, illustrated by several approaches to articular cartilage repair. Cell-based tissue engineering is one of the most promising approaches in ...

They churn out molecules that combine into a stiff latticework called the extracellular matrix, which provides structure and support to the cartilage tissue. To understand the form and function of ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in history.

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

While HA plays a critical role in normal cartilage tissue structure and function, and is widely used to alleviate pain in ...

In severe cases, cartilage wears so thin that joints ... these nanofibers mimic the extracellular matrix of surrounding ...

Currently, cartilage reconstruction often requires harvesting tissue from the patient's rib – a painful and invasive procedure. In the future, patient-specific lipochondrocytes could be derived ...

Implanted tissues are not flexible in the same ... The cells appear to simultaneously provide structure (like cartilage) and natural squishiness (like fat). They appear in many mammals, including ...

They observed that lipo-cartilage had a greater ability to resist tearing and deformation than adipose tissue but was less stiff than knee cartilage. This ability of lipo-cartilage to spring back to ...

This made us wonder whether the cartilaginous outer ear may also have arisen from some ancestral fish structure ... of a relatively rare tissue type: elastic cartilage.

This made us wonder whether the cartilaginous outer ear may also have arisen from some ancestral fish structure ... of a relatively rare tissue type: elastic cartilage. "When we started the ...