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Published on: July 14, 2023
Smart Implants as a Novel Strategy to Regenerate Well-Founded Cartilage
Laetitia Keller1, Pascale Schwinté1, Enrique Gomez-Barrena2
1INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), Osteoarticular and Dental Regenerative Nanomedicine Laboratory, ARTiOS Nanomed, Faculté de Médecine, FMTS, F-67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France; Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 1 place de l'Hôpital, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
Abstract:
Here we explore a new generation of smart, living implants, combining not only active therapeutics but also stem cells, as a novel strategy to regenerate stabilised cartilage and avoid prostheses. This process can regenerate the subchondral bone foundation, which is currently difficult in the clinic.
