• Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, P.R.China. Corresponding author: YANG Liu, E-mail: jointsurgery@163.com;
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Objective To review the research progress of articular cartilage scaffold materials and look into the future development prospects. Methods Recent literature about articular cartilage scaffold for tissue engineering was reviewed, and the results from experiments and clinical application about natural and synthetic scaffold materials were analyzed. Results The design of articular cartilage scaffold for tissue engineering is vital to articular cartilage defects repair. The ideal scaffold can promote the progress of the cartilage repair, but the scaffold materials still have their limitations. Conclusion It is necessary to pay more attention to the research of the articular cartilage scaffold, which is significant to the repair of cartilage defects in the future.

Citation: LIU Qingyu,WANG Fuyou,YANG Liu.. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE SCAFFOLD FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012, 26(10): 1247-1250. doi: Copy