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Open AccessA composite scaffold of Wharton’s jelly and chondroitin sulphate loaded with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells repairs articular cartilage defects in rat knee
To evaluate the performance of a composite scaffold of Wharton’s jelly (WJ) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) and the effect of the composite scaffold loaded with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSC...
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Rolling–sliding load decreases the loss of chondrocyte viability and the mechanical properties of cartilage explants preserved in vitro
The viability of cartilage explants preserved in vitro decreases with time, which limits its use for transplantation. The effect of mechanical stimulation to cartilage explants in vitro is unknown. In this stu...
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Effects of Rolling-Sliding Mechanical Stimulation on Cartilage Preserved In Vitro
Mechanical stimulation is important for maintaining cartilage function. We used a loading device to exert rolling-sliding mechanical stimulation on cartilage preserved in vitro to investigate cartilage viability ...
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Storage solution containing hydrogen improves the preservation effect of osteochondral allograft
As an ideal antioxidant and anti-apoptotic substance, hydrogen (H2) has protective effects on many isolated organs, such as the heart, lung and kidney. In this study, we explore whether H2 improves the preservati...
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Tsmu solution improves rabbit osteochondral allograft preservation and transplantation outcome
To compare the effects of Tsmu solution with vitrification on chondrocyte viability and examine histological and biomechanical properties of osteochondral allografts (OCAs) after storage, OCAs from femoral con...
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Reliability of cartilage digestion and FDA–EB fluorescence staining for the detection of chondrocyte viability in osteochondral grafts
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability of cartilage digestion and fluorescein diacetate-ethidium bromide (FDA–EB) fluorescence staining for the detection of chondrocyte viability in osteochon...