Crosslinking density influences chondrocyte metabolism in dynamically loaded photocrosslinked poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-417

  Bryant, Stephanie J ^a   Chowdhury, Tina T ^c   Lee, David A ^c   Bader, Dan L ^c   Anseth, Kristi S ^a,b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Crosslinking density; Dynamic loading; Hydrogel properties; Photopolymerization; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING DENSITY; HYDROGEL PROPERTIES; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) (PEG); TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; CROSSLINKING; DYNAMIC LOADS; GLYCOLS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYETHYLENES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

HYDROGELS;

BIOMATERIAL; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; NITRITE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; HYDROGEL; LIGHT; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTICITY; HYDROGELS; LIGHT; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NITRITES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEOGLYCANS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 2942567997     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ABME.0000017535.00602.ca     Document Type: Article

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