Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 9, 2026

3D Hydrogel Scaffolds for Articular Chondrocyte Culture and Cartilage Generation
Published on: October 7, 2015
The applicability of an amidated polysaccharide hydrogel as a cartilage substitute: structural and rheological
Gemma Leone1, Maurizio Delfini, Maria Enrica Di Cocco
1CRISMA and Department of Chemical and Biosystem Science and Technologies, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Abstract:
An amidic derivative of a carboxymethylcellulose-based hydrogel was obtained and characterized in terms of amidation degree. NMR studies and FT-IR imaging spectroscopy demonstrated that the reaction allowed a polymer to be obtained that was characterized by a regular distribution of amidic groups along the polysaccharide chains. Through this regularity, a homogenous three-dimensional scaffold was obtained, which maintained the thixotropic property of the linear polysaccharide.
