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Abstract
Introduction: The electric signals within the cartilage tissue are essential to biological systems and play a significant role in cartilage regeneration. Therefore, this study analyzed and investigated the reverse mechano-electrical effect in porcine articular cartilage and its related influencing factors.
Methods: The deflection of cartilage samples in an electric field was measured to analyze the mechanisms of different factors affecting the reverse mechano-electrical effect in articular cartilage.
Results: The results showed that the cartilage thickness, water content, and externally applied voltage all impacted the deflection of the cartilage. The reduction in cartilage water content resulted in a decrease in cartilage thickness, following the same influencing mechanism as thickness. On the other hand, an increase in the externally applied voltage led to an increase in the electric field force within the cartilage space, consequently increasing the deflection of the cartilage in the electric field. Additionally, the externally applied voltage also caused a slight temperature rise in the vicinity of the cartilage specimens, and the magnitude of the temperature increase was proportional to the externally applied voltage.
Discussion: The fitting results of the experimental data indicated that cartilage thickness influenced the dielectric constant and moment of inertia of the cartilage in the electric field, thereby affecting the magnitude of the electric field force and deflection of the cartilage. This may provide valuable insights for further investigation into the microscopic mechanisms of cell proliferation, differentiation, and cartilage regeneration induced by electrical stimulation.
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The translation of new discoveries in medicine to clinical routine has never been easy. During the second half of the last century, thanks to the progress in chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology, we have seen the development and the application of a large number of drugs and devices aimed at the treatment of symptoms, blocking unwanted pathways and, in the case of infectious diseases, fighting the micro-organisms responsible. However, we are facing, today, a dramatic change in the therapeutic approach to pathologies and diseases. Indeed, the challenge of the present and the next decade is to fully restore the physiological status of the diseased organism and to completely regenerate tissue and organs when they are so seriously affected that treatments cannot be limited to the repression of symptoms or to the repair of damage. This is being made possible thanks to the major developments made in basic cell and molecular biology, including stem cell science, growth factor delivery, gene isolation and transfection, the advances in bioengineering and nanotechnology, including development of new biomaterials, biofabrication technologies and use of bioreactors, and the big improvements in diagnostic tools and imaging of cells, tissues and organs.
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