Comparative study of the use of poly(glycolic acid), calcium alginate and pluronics in the engineering of autologous porcine cartilage

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-487

  Cao, Yilin ^a   Rodriguez, Angela ^a   Vacanti, Martin ^a,b   Ibarra, Clemente ^a   Arevalo, Carlos ^a   Vacanti, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous; Calcium alginate; Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Hydrogel; Pluronic; Poly(glycolic acid); Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; POLOXAMER; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAR CARTILAGE; HISTOLOGY; HYDROGEL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE;

ALGINATES; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHONDROCYTES; EAR CARTILAGES; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SWINE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0031833574     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: 15685624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856298X00578     Document Type: Article

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