The research potentially heralds a future where joint replacement surgeries become significantly less common as patients ...

The NanoBiomechanics Lab focuses on problems in biophysics and biomechanics of extracellular matrix ... temporomandibular joint. Our team utilizes atomic force microscopy nanomechanical tools, ...

zonal organization and links between cartilage structure and function. Analysing cartilage using spatial ‘-omics’ could deepen the understanding of diseases such as osteoarthritis and guide ...

This approach has now been extended to human cartilage cells ... these nanofibers mimic the extracellular matrix of ...

In its latest application, the therapy successfully activated gene expression necessary for cartilage ... mimic the extracellular matrix of surrounding tissue, matching its structure, motion ...

We first address the etiopathophysiology of OA and the mechanisms responsible for breakdown of the cartilage extracellular matrix ... (OA), the most common joint disease, is characterized by ...