Bioengineering Approaches to Accelerate Clinical Translation of Stem Cell Therapies Treating Osteochondral Diseases

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Encapsulation techniques for improving stem cell viability. (a) Microgel encapsulating stem cells can self-assemble into 3D microporous scaffold and (b) maintain high cell viability and chondrogenic differentiation potential. (c) Triggered micropore-forming bioprinting strategy improved cell viability compared to bulk hydrogel and (d) cell migration in micropore hydrogels. Reproduced with permission [13, 16].

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