Cartilage repair represents an unmet medical challenge and cell-based approaches to engineer human articular cartilage are a promising solution. Here, we describe three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic hydrogels as an ideal tool for the expansion and maturation of human articular chondrocytes.
Smeriglio, P., Lai, J. H., Yang, F., Bhutani, N. 3D Hydrogel Scaffolds for Articular Chondrocyte Culture and Cartilage Generation. J. Vis. Exp. (104), e53085, doi:10.3791/53085 (2015).