Cell-Homing Strategies for in Situ Articular Cartilage Regeneration

Injuries to articular cartilage (AC) can lead to cartilage degeneration without timely and proper treatments and ultimately results in osteoarthritis. Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering techniques are emerging as promising approaches for AC regeneration and repair. Typically, AC regenerative medicine and tissue engineering can be divided into two categories, cell-based tissue engineering and cell-homing tissue engineering techniques,...