Tuning mechanical performance of poly(ethylene glycol) and agarose interpenetrating network hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering

Biomaterials

Volumn 34, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 8241-8257

  Rennerfeldt, Deena A ^a   Renth, Amanda N ^a   Talata, Zsolt ^b   Gehrke, Stevin H ^a   Detamore, Michael S ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agarose; Cartilage; Hydrogels; Interpenetrating networks; Mechanical performance; PEG DA

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; CARTILAGE TISSUE ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PEG-DA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACRYLATE; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; UNCONFINED COMPRESSION;

APPLICATIONS; CARTILAGE; GELS; HYDROGELS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

AGAROSE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MACROGOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELL STRESS; CELL VIABILITY; COMPRESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AGAROSE; CARTILAGE; HYDROGELS; INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PEG-DA;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HYDROGELS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SEPHAROSE; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84881662930     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.07.052     Document Type: Article

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