We are able to determine the mechanics of diverse biomaterials, including cartilage, intervertebral disc, and cell-laden hydrogels and collagen-rich tissue constructs. We found significant ...

Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the vertebrae ... decided to conduct a gene expression study on intervertebral discs from canines. Their results, presented in the December ...

The inner core of the intervertebral disk consists of jelly ... jelly-like nucleus pulposus contains cells similar to those in cartilage. This allowed the team members to develop cartilage ...