Nanoscale Thermosensitive Hydrogel Scaffolds Promote the Chondrogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem and Progenitor Cells: A Minimally Invasive Approach for Cartilage Regeneration.
Wael TalaatSmriti Aryal A CSausan Al KawasA B Rani SamsudinNadia G KandileDavid R K HardingMohamed M GhoneimWaleed ZeiadaJayalakshmi JagalAhmed AboelnagaMohamed HaiderPublished in: International journal of nanomedicine (2020)
Our results suggest that nanocellulose-chitosan thermosensitive hydrogel is a biocompatible, injectable, mechanically stable and slowly degradable scaffold. hDPSCs embedded in NC-CS/GP-21 hydrogel is a promising, minimally invasive, stem cell-based strategy for cartilage regeneration.