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Surface topography significantly influences cartilage and bone regeneration. Nanoscale features promote cartilage growth, while microscale features enhance bone formation, guiding future biomaterial design for osteochondral repair.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Biomaterials Science
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Regenerative Medicine

Background:

  • The osteochondral unit's complex structure presents challenges for tissue engineering.
  • Surface topography is a critical, yet underutilized, factor in scaffold design for osteochondral regeneration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the impact of surface topography, specifically feature size and anisotropy, on cartilage and bone regeneration.
  • To provide design principles for biomaterials aimed at functional osteochondral repair.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of in vitro and in vivo studies.
  • Analysis of topographical features (nanoscale vs. microscale, isotropic vs. anisotropic).

Main Results:

  • Nanoscale, isotropic topographies favor chondrogenesis and cartilage matrix formation.
  • Microscale topographies generally promote osteogenesis and bone mineralization.
  • Anisotropic topographies enhance tissue-specific cell alignment and matrix organization.

    • Conclusions:

    • Surface topography is a key parameter for coordinating osteochondral regeneration.
    • Combining multi-scale and graded topographies can mimic natural architecture for improved repair.
    • This review offers practical design principles for next-generation osteochondral biomaterials.