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Cartilage of Marine Vertebrates

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Abstract

Cartilage is primarily composed of a specialised extracellular matrix synthesised by chondrocytes and contains of the numerous molecules (collagens, polysaccharides, low molecular peptides). This biological material represents unique avascular tissue. This chapter considers the current state-of-the-art biomaterial characterisation of both non-mineralized and mineralized (calcified) cartilages, with respect to the future tissues in biomimetical and biomedical applications.

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Ehrlich, H. (2015). Cartilage of Marine Vertebrates. In: Biological Materials of Marine Origin. Biologically-Inspired Systems, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5730-1_2

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