De Novo Cartilage Generation Using Calcium Alginate-Chondrocyte Constructs

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 168-178

  Paige, Keith T ^a,b   Cima, Linda G ^a   Yaremchuk, Michael J ^a   Schloo, Betsy L ^a   Vacanti, Joseph P ^a   Vacanti, Charles A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; KERATAN SULFATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOADING TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOGRAFT;

ALGINATES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 0030071906     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199601000-00027     Document Type: Article

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