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Table 4 Typical examples of nVGDS for cartilage repair and regeneration

From: Non-viral gene delivery systems for tissue repair and regeneration

Chemical vector

Scaffold/matrices

Wound type

Animal/cell

DNA/RNA

References

Hyaluronic acid/chitosan

Chitosan scaffolds

None

Chondrocytes

pDNA-TGF-β1

[147]

PLGA nanoparticles

None

Subcutaneous implantation model

Female BALB/c mice/hMSCs

pDNA-SOX9

[148]

PEI

PLGA scaffolds

None

Rat/BMSCs

pDNA-IGF-1

[149]

Alginate polysaccharide microcapsules

None

None

hBMSCs and articular chondrocytes

pDNA-SOX9

[150]

Turbofect

Gelatin-oxidized dextran scaffolds

Auricular cartilage defect

New Zealand (NZ) white rabbits

pDNA-BMP7

[151]

FuGENE 6

PGA scaffold

Osteochondral defects in spatellar groove

Male Chinchilla bastard rabbits/chondrocytes

pCMVhIGF-I

[152]

GenePORTER™ 2 (GP2)

Collagen scaffolds

None

MSCs

Plasmid endostatin

[153]