Cartilage tissue engineering and bioreactor systems for the cultivation and stimulation of chondrocytes

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 539-568

  Schulz, Ronny Maik ^a   Bader, Augustinus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomedical engineering; Bioreactor; Cartilage; Chondrocytes; Physical stimulation; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTOR EQUIPMENT; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL STIMULATION; COMPRESSION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANT; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN SUPPLY; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; STEM CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROGENESIS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34247360061     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0139-1     Document Type: Review

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