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Fall 2020
Articular cartilage (AC) is a few-millimetres-thick hyaline cartilage tissue covering the bone end in articulating joints. AC is composed primarily of cells called “chondrocytes” and abundant surrounding cartilage matrix components. AC is a vital structure in daily joint mobility function. Thus,...
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Fall 2015
Osteoarthritis, a disease resulting in the breakdown of cartilage and bone within joints, is a global burden that is growing in scope. There is no cure for osteoarthritis, and the current treatments are all lacking in some form or another. One treatment which attempts to prevent degeneration of...