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. 2021 Nov 17;22(22):12420. doi: 10.3390/ijms222212420

Table 2.

Triphasic OC scaffolds.

Cartilage Phase Calcified Cartilage Phase Subchondral Bone Phase Ref
Material Methacrylated hyaluronan, isocynatoethyl acrylate−modified β−cyclodextrin, kartogenin All materials found in cartilage and bone phase HA, alendronate [102]
Design Homogenously casted hydrogel 0°, 90° log pile infiltrated with homogenously casted hydrogel 0°, 90° logpile
Cells Human bmMSCs * bmMSCs * Human bmMSCs *
Material Cartilage ECM, chitosan PLGA, TCP PLGA, TCP [121]
Design Orientated casted hydrogel 0°, 90° log pile however ≈ 50 µm spacing between fibers so practically close to a solid disk 0°, 90° logpile
Cells Goat bmMSCs Acellular Goat bmMSCs
Material Alginate, PLA Alginate, GelMA, TCP, PCL [104]
Design 0°, 90° log pile 0°, 90° log pile 0°, 90° log pile
Cells Acellular Acellular Acellular
Material PCL, GelMA PCL + all materials in cartilage phase α-TCP, nano−HA, hydrogel (either unmodified or modified poloxamer) [105]
Design 0°, 90° log pile PCL infiltrated with homogenously casted GelMA 0°, −0°, −90°, −90° log pile (cartilage phase) and 0°, 90° log pile (bone phase) 0°, −0°, −90°, −90° log pile
Cells Articular cartilage progenitor cells (ACPCs) Acellular Acellular
Material Sodium alginate Sodium alginate, mesoporous bioactive glasses Sodium alginate, mesoporous bioactive glasses [107]
Design 0°, 90° log pile Dense/solid phase 0°, 60° rotation steps
Cells Acellular Acellular Acellular

* Cells were seeded/incorporated into the scaffold to assess cytocompatibility only and do not necessarily represent the whole/final strategy for repair.