ELASTIN REDUCTION ALLOWING RECELLULARIZATION OF CARTILAGE IMPLANTS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of producing an elastin-reduced cartilage scaffold containing channels and/or lacunae, the method comprising the steps of providing an elastic cartilage sample and reducing elastin from said cartilage sample to produce said channels and/or lacunae. The invention further relates to an elastin-reduced cartilage scaffold. Said elastin-reduced cartilage scaffold can be used in a method of implantation in vivo, for repairment of cartilage, repairment of osteochondral defects and repairment of bone defects.