Exercise-induced piezoelectric stimulation for cartilage regeneration in rabbits

Authors: Yang Liu, Godwin Dzidotor, Thinh T. Le, Tra Vinikoor, Kristin Morgan, Eli J. Curry, Ritopa Das, Aneesah McClinton, Ellen Eisenberg, Lorraine N. Apuzzo, Khanh T. M. Tran, Pooja Prasad, Tyler J. Flanagan, Seok-Woo Lee, Ho-Man Kan, Meysam T. Chorsi, Kevin W. H. Lo, Cato T. Laurencin, Thanh D. Nguyen

Published: 2022-01-12

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi7282

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Abstract

A biodegradable piezoelectric scaffold excited by exercise promotes chondrogenesis and cartilage regeneration in rabbit osteochondral defects.