abstract |
The present invention provides a damaged cartilage product, a method of making an injured cartilage product, a method of using an injured cartilage product, and a treatment method comprising administering a cartilage product to a subject. The cartilage product is made by a process comprising an impaired collagen substrate to produce a flexible cartilage product. Optionally, the cartilage product includes viable cartilage cells, bioactive agents such as cartilage-producing factors, and type II collagen substrates. Optionally, the cartilage product is non-immunogenic. |