In vitro engineered cartilage constructs produced by coating biodegradable polymer with human mesenchymal stem cells

摘要

The present invention discloses a population of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone, more particularly, adult human trabecular bone fragments. It is demonstrated that these cells have the potential to differentiate into multiple mesenchymal lineages. Therefore, those cells may be used for treating skeletal and other connective tissue disorders.