• Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Neocartilage Formed by Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Alginate Hydrogels 

      Magnus Østgård, Olderøy; Lilledahl, Magnus Borstad; Beckwith, Marianne; Melvik, Jan Egil; Reinholt, Finn P.; Sikorski, Pawel; Brinchmann, Jan E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      A popular approach to make neocartilage in vitro is to immobilize cells with chondrogenic potential in hydrogels. However, functional cartilage cannot be obtained by control of cells only, as function of cartilage is largely ...
    • Scaffold-Free Engineering of Human Cartilage Implants 

      Frerker, Nadine; Karlsen, Tommy Aleksander; Lilledahl, Magnus Borstad; Brorson, Sverre Henning; Tibballs, John Earl; Brinchmann, Jan E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Abstract Objective. Despite new strategies in tissue engineering, cartilage repair remains a major challenge. Our aim is to treat patients with focal lesions of articular cartilage with autologous hyaline cartilage implants ...