“…Because articular cartilage is avascular and has a very limited capacity for spontaneous self-repair, clinical interventions, such as microfracture and cartilage grafting, have been developed to facilitate repair. However, microfracture results in the formation of fibrocartilage, which has ABBREVIATIONS: 2D, Two-dimensional; 3D, Three-dimensional; AC, Articular chondrocyte; COMP, Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein; DMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium; DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid; EDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; FBS, Fetal bovine serum; GAG, Glycosaminoglycan; hAC, Human articular chondrocyte; HEPES, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid; hMSC, Human mesenchymal stem cell; MSC, Mesenchymal stem cell; OA, Osteoarthritis; p(number), Passage (number); PBS, Phosphate-buffered saline; PenStrep, Penicillin and streptomycin solution; RNA, Ribonucleic acid; SCM, Serum-containing medium; SFM, Serum-free medium; T-flask, Tissue culture flask; TGF-β, Transforming growth factor β; αMEM, Modified Eagle's medium α significantly inferior biomechanical properties compared with articular cartilage, and grafts are limited by poor integration with the native tissue (Dhinsa & Adesida, 2012;Huselstein et al, 2012;Vinatier et al, 2009). Thus, alternative approaches have emerged.…”