An injectable collagen-genipin-carbon dot hydrogel combined with photodynamic therapy to enhance chondrogenesis

Lu, ZH; Liu, SJ; Le, YG; Qin, ZN; He, MW; Xu, FB; Zhu, Y; Zhao, JM; Mao, CB; Zheng, L

Zhao, JM; Zheng, L (reprint author), Guangxi Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Guangxi Engn Ctr Biomed Mat Tissue & Organ Regene, Nanning 530021, Peoples R China.; Zhao, JM; Zheng, L (reprint author), Guangxi Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Guangxi Collaborat Inn

BIOMATERIALS, 2019; 218 ():

Abstract

Collagen has been widely used for cartilage repair, but its low stiffness and rapid degradation disfavor chondrogenesis. Here we conjugated biocompati......

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