Static and dynamic compressive strains influence nitric oxide production and chondrocyte bioactivity when encapsulated in PEG hydrogels of different crosslinking densities

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 909-918

  Villanueva, I ^a   Hauschulz, D S ^a   Mejic, D ^a   Bryant, S J ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell deformation; Chondrocyte; Hydrogels; Hypoxia; Mechanical loading; Nitric oxide; Poly(ethylene glycol)

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN; SULFATE; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOSENSOR; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; COMPRESSION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HYDROGEL; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; WATER CONTENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROGELS; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 42749095720     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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