Issue 95, 2015

Scaffolds drive meniscus tissue engineering

Abstract

Meniscus injury is a common sports injury. The removal of the injured meniscus predisposes the development of osteoarthritis. Tissue engineering provides a promising approach for the treatment of meniscus injury. Over the past few decades, researchers have put a lot of effort in developing various kinds of scaffolds for preventing osteoarthritis and relieving clinical symptoms. The scaffolds for meniscus tissue engineering (MTE) can be categorized into four classes: hydrogels, three-dimensional (3D) porous polymeric scaffolds, extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecule-based 3D matrices, and tissue-derived platforms. Although the expected efficacies in tissue integration and chondro-protective function have not yet emerged, several scaffolds have been exploited to provide new substitutes for native meniscus, suggesting their great potential in promoting tissue engineered meniscus (TEM). In the current review, we provide and discuss evidences on different scaffolds in order to make recommendations for the further development of MTE.

Graphical abstract: Scaffolds drive meniscus tissue engineering

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 Jul 2015
Accepted
04 Sep 2015
First published
04 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 77851-77859

Scaffolds drive meniscus tissue engineering

Z. Zhang, D. Jiang, S. Wang, Y. Qi, J. Ding, J. Yu and X. Chen, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 77851 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA13859K

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