Primary human chondrocyte extracellular matrix formation and phenotype maintenance using RGD-derivatized PEGDM hydrogels possessing a continuous Young's modulus gradient

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 6095-6104

  Smith Callahan, Laura A ^a   Ganios, Anna M ^a   Childers, Erin P ^a   Weiner, Scott D ^b   Becker, Matthew L ^a,c  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Combinatorial methods; Gradient; Hydrogel; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY FLUIDS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ENGINEERING; CELLS; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDROGELS; MAINTENANCE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROTEINS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

CELL NUMBER; CHONDROGENIC PHENOTYPES; COMBINATORIAL METHOD; DIMETHACRYLATES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FORMATION; GRADIENT; PRIMARY HUMAN CHONDROCYTES; PROPERTY; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

CARTILAGE;

ACTIN; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; CD14 ANTIGEN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; THY 1 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCULIN;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYALINE CARTILAGE; HYDROGEL; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84875368282     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.12.028     Document Type: Article

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