Low intensity ultrasound as a supporter of cartilage regeneration and its engineering

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-31

  Min, Byoung Hyun ^a,b   Choi, Byung Hyune ^c   Park, So Ra ^c  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cartilage tissue engineering; Chondrocytes; Low intensity ultrasound; Mesenchymal stem cells; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

MATRIX PROTEIN;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHONDROGENESIS; CHONDROPATHY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847796274     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931799     Document Type: Review

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