Influence of seeding density and dynamic deformational loading on the developing structure/function relationships of chondrocyte-seeded agarose hydrogels

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1046-1056

  Mauck, Robert L ^a   Seyhan, Sara L ^a   Ateshian, Gerard A ^a   Hung, Clark T ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agarose; Dynamic deformational loading; Structure function relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; HYDROGELS; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGAROSE; CELL SEEDING DENSITY; CHONDROCYTES; DYNAMIC DEFORMATIONAL LOADING; FREE-SWELLING CULTURE; GLYCOSAMINGLYCAN; NUTRIENT;

TISSUE CULTURE;

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; SEPHAROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOREACTOR; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELASTICITY; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HYDROGELS; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPHAROSE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036451417     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1512676     Document Type: Article

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