Cartilage　tissue　engineering　plays　an　important　role　in　the　repair　of　cartilage　injuries.　Seed　cells　are　implanted　in　the　scaffold　material　and　differentiate　into　cartilage　cells　under　the　induction　of　cytokines,　thus　achieving　the　cartilage　repair.　Scaffold　materials　occupy　an　important　position　as　one　of　the　three　cores　of　cartilage　tissue　engineering　materials,　including　natural　polymer　materials,　synthetic　polymer　materials　and　composite　materials.　Every　material　has　its　own　unique　physical　and　chemical　properties.　It　is　of　utmost　importance　in　cartilage　tissue　engineering　to　choose　proper　scaffold　material　according　to　its　unique　properties.　This　article　will　give　a　brief　review　on　the　latest　studies　on　scaffold　materials　of　cartilage　tissue　engineering.　It　gives　a　brief　summary　on　the　types　of　available　materials　and　the　characteristics　of　each　type.　It　will　also　give　a　prediction　on　the　future　developments　of　materials　used　in　cartilage　tissue　engineering.