Scaffold degradation elevates the collagen content and dynamic compressive modulus in engineered articular cartilage

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-227

  Ng, K W ^a   Kugler, L E ^a   Doty, S B ^b   Ateshian, G A ^a   Hung, C T ^a  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agarase; Agarose; Biomaterials; Cartilage; Degradation; Mechanical properties; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DNA; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ENCAPSULATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EXPLANT; HISTOLOGY; INCUBATION TIME; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEOGLYCANS; SEPHAROSE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 59249102349     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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