Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?

Joint cartilage has been a significant focus on the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) since its inception in the 1980s. Represented by only one cell type, cartilage has been a simple tissue that is thought to be straightforward to deal with. After three decades, engineerin...

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Main Authors: Sha'ban, Munirah, Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa'zamuddin
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/1/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/7/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20cartilage%20regeneration_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/13/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration_WOS.pdf
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description Joint cartilage has been a significant focus on the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) since its inception in the 1980s. Represented by only one cell type, cartilage has been a simple tissue that is thought to be straightforward to deal with. After three decades, engineering cartilage has proven to be anything but easy. With the demographic shift in the distribution of world population towards ageing, it is expected that there is a growing need for more effective options for joint restoration and repair. Despite the increasing understanding of the factors governing cartilage development, there is still a lot to do to bridge the gap from bench to bedside. Dedicated methods to regenerate reliable articular cartilage that would be equivalent to the original tissue are still lacking. The use of cells, scaffolds and signalling factors has always been central to the TERM. However, without denying the importance of cells and signalling factors, the question posed in this chapter is whether the answer would come from the methods to use or not to use scaffold for cartilage TERM. This paper presents some efforts in TERM area and proposes a solution that will transpire from the ongoing attempts to understand certain aspects of cartilage development, degeneration and regeneration. While an ideal formulation for cartilage regeneration has yet to be resolved, it is felt that scaffold is still needed for cartilage TERM for years to come.
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spelling iium-710922021-01-18T02:54:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/ Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use? Sha'ban, Munirah Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa'zamuddin QM Human anatomy QP Physiology T173.5 Technology and Islam Joint cartilage has been a significant focus on the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) since its inception in the 1980s. Represented by only one cell type, cartilage has been a simple tissue that is thought to be straightforward to deal with. After three decades, engineering cartilage has proven to be anything but easy. With the demographic shift in the distribution of world population towards ageing, it is expected that there is a growing need for more effective options for joint restoration and repair. Despite the increasing understanding of the factors governing cartilage development, there is still a lot to do to bridge the gap from bench to bedside. Dedicated methods to regenerate reliable articular cartilage that would be equivalent to the original tissue are still lacking. The use of cells, scaffolds and signalling factors has always been central to the TERM. However, without denying the importance of cells and signalling factors, the question posed in this chapter is whether the answer would come from the methods to use or not to use scaffold for cartilage TERM. This paper presents some efforts in TERM area and proposes a solution that will transpire from the ongoing attempts to understand certain aspects of cartilage development, degeneration and regeneration. While an ideal formulation for cartilage regeneration has yet to be resolved, it is felt that scaffold is still needed for cartilage TERM for years to come. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Part of Springer Nature 2020 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/1/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/7/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20cartilage%20regeneration_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/13/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration_WOS.pdf Sha'ban, Munirah and Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa'zamuddin (2020) Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use? In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Part of Springer Nature, Springer, Singapore, pp. 97-114. ISBN 978-981-15-3257-3 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-3258-0_7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3258-0_7
spellingShingle QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
T173.5 Technology and Islam
Sha'ban, Munirah
Ahmad Radzi, Muhammad Aa'zamuddin
Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title_full Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title_fullStr Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title_full_unstemmed Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title_short Scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
title_sort scaffolds for cartilage regeneration: to use or not to use?
topic QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
T173.5 Technology and Islam
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/1/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/7/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20cartilage%20regeneration_SCOPUS.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71092/13/71092_Scaffolds%20for%20Cartilage%20Regeneration_WOS.pdf