Figure 1: Application of adult MSCs to tissue engineering, illustrated by several approaches to articular cartilage repair. Cell-based tissue engineering is one of the most promising approaches in ...

The cells within these tissues are surrounded by lots of collagen and elastic fibers, the proportions of which give each type of cartilage its distinct characteristics. Now, however, scientists ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...

The cells within these tissues are surrounded by ... in a commentary that this "long-ignored cartilage type" may "warrant updates to histology and anatomy textbooks." Others said that the ...

Currently, cartilage reconstruction often requires harvesting tissue from the patient's rib – a painful and invasive procedure. In the future, patient-specific lipochondrocytes could be derived ...

After collecting lipo-cartilage, knee cartilage, and groin adipose tissue from one-month old mice ... When the team injected the mice with fatty acids labeled with a fluorescent marker, they found no ...