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Injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue engineering.

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The selection of appropriate biomaterials and fabrication methods to prepare novel injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue engineering are described and the biology of Cartilage and the bony ECM is summarized.
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Tissue engineering has become a promising strategy for repairing damaged cartilage and bone tissue Among the scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications, injectable hydrogels have demonstrated great potential for use as three-dimensional cell culture scaffolds in cartilage and bone tissue engineering, owing to their high water content, similarity to the natural extracellular matrix (ECM), porous framework for cell transplantation and proliferation, minimal invasive properties, and ability to match irregular defects In this review, we describe the selection of appropriate biomaterials and fabrication methods to prepare novel injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue engineering In addition, the biology of cartilage and the bony ECM is also summarized Finally, future perspectives for injectable hydrogels in cartilage and bone tissue engineering are discussed

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