Theranostics 2018-01-13

Non-invasive monitoring of in vivo hydrogel degradation and cartilage regeneration by multiparametric MR imaging

Zelong Chen, Chenggong Yan, Shina Yan, Qin Liu, Meirong Hou, Yikai Xu, Rui Guo

Index: 10.7150/thno.22514

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Abstract

Numerous biodegradable hydrogels for cartilage regeneration have been widely used in the field of tissue engineering. However, to non-invasively monitor hydrogel degradation and efficiently evaluate cartilage restoration in situ is still challenging.