THERMORESPONSIVE, REDOX-POLYMERIZED CELLULOSIC HYDROGELS UNDERGO IN SITU GELATION AND RESTORE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC BIOMECHANICS POST DISCECTOMY

Varma, DM; Lin, HA; Long, RG; Gold, GT; Hecht, AC; Iatridis, JC; Nicoll, SB

Nicoll, SB (reprint author), CUNY City Coll, Dept Biomed Engn, Steinman Hall,Room 401,160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031 USA.

EUROPEAN CELLS & MATERIALS, 2018; 35 (): 300

Abstract

Back and neck pain are commonly associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration. Structural augmentation of diseased nucleus pulposus (NP) tiss......

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