An in vitro investigation of the PEMA/THFMA polymer system as a biomaterial for cartilage repair

Biomaterials

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 335-343

  Wyre, R M ^a   Downes, S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Cartilage repair; Cell culture; Chondrocytes; Methacrylate; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYETHYL METHACRYLATE; TETRAHYDROFURFURYL METHACRYLATE;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COPOLYMER; POLYMER; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REPAIR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROGENESIS; DNA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; METHACRYLATES; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; STAINING AND LABELING; THYMIDINE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0033958283     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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