Translational applications of photopolymerizable hydrogels for cartilage repair.

Weikun MengLiang GaoJagadeesh K VenkatesanGuanglin WangHenning MadryMagali Cucchiarini

Published in: Journal of experimental orthopaedics (2019)

This review presents the benefits of photopolymerization of hydrogels and describes the photoinitiators and materials in current use for enhanced cartilage repair.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
drug delivery
hyaluronic acid
drug release
tissue engineering
wound healing