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ReviewColloid and polymer science2017

Hyaluronic acid and phospholipid interactions useful for repaired articular cartilage surfaces-a mini review toward tribological surgical adjuvants.

Stanislaw Jung, Aneta Petelska, Piotr Beldowski, Wayne K Augé, Tahlia Casey, Dominik Walczak, Krzysztof Lemke, Adam Gadomski

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Review in Colloid and polymer science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Stanislaw JungInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PL Poland.
Aneta PetelskaInstitute of Chemistry, University in Bialystok, Bialystok, PL Poland.
Piotr BeldowskiInstitute of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PL Poland.
Wayne K AugéDepartment of Research and Development, NuOrtho Surgical, Inc., Boston, MA USA.
Tahlia CaseyDepartment of Biology, Delaware State University, Dover, USA.
Dominik WalczakBiovico sp z.o.o, Gdynia, PL Poland.
Krzysztof LemkeBiovico sp z.o.o, Gdynia, PL Poland.
Adam GadomskiInstitute of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, PL Poland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This mini review is focused on the emerging nexus between the medical device and pharmaceutical industries toward the treatment of damaged articular cartilage. The physical rationale of hyaluronic acid and phospholipid preparations as tribological surgical adjuvants for repaired articular cartilage surfaces is explored, with directions for possible new research which have arisen due to the therapeutic advance of the physiochemical scalpel. Because synovial joint lubrication regimes become dysfunctional at articular cartilage lesion sites as a result of the regional absence of the surface active phospholipid layer and its inability to reform without surgical repair, hyaluronic acid and phospholipid intra-articular injections have yielded inconsistent efficacy outcomes and only short-term therapeutic benefits mostly due to non-tribological effects. Parameters for hydrophobic-polar type interactions as applied to the lubricating properties of normal and osteoarthritic synovial fluid useful for repaired articular cartilage surfaces are discussed.

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AmphiphilesBiomedical applicationsColloidsHydrogelsMicellesNanocomposites

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PMID28280285
PMCPMC5321697

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