“We believe that our cartilage-like tissue has the potential to regenerate intervertebral discs. We hope that combining our research with Astellas' UDC technology and R&D cell therapy system ...

Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft cartilage called an intervertebral disc that cushions between each vertebra. Facet joints between each vertebra (called zygapophysial ...

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 ...