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Hyaluronan composite bioink preserves nucleus pulposus cell phenotype in a stiffness-dependent manner.
Carbohydrate polymers - 1 Apr 2025
Miklosic Gregor, De Oliveira Stéphanie, Schlittler Maja, Le Visage Catherine, Hélary Christophe, Ferguson Stephen J, D'Este Matteo
Abstract excerpt
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a major cause of neck and back pain, representing a significant global socioeconomic burden. The polysaccharide hyaluronan is key to maintaining disc physiology and mediating disc disease through its structural and biological roles in the nucleus pulposus, a component of the intervertebral disc highly susceptible to degeneration. In this study, we introduce a novel composite...
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