Phenotypic stability, matrix elaboration and functional maturation of nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in photocrosslinkable hyaluronic acid hydrogels

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-29

  Kim, Dong Hwa ^a,b   Martin, John T ^a,b,c   Elliott, Dawn M ^d   Smith, Lachlan J ^a,b,e   Mauck, Robert L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell therapy; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Mechanical properties; Three dimensional culture; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; GENE EXPRESSION; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESTORATION; STEM CELLS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL THERAPY; HYALURONIC ACID HYDROGELS; INTER-VERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MATRIX; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; SEEDING DENSITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURE; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS; VASCULAR SUPPLY;

FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS;

COLLAGEN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGEL; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; EXPERIMENTAL CATTLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA PRIMERS; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGELS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84924967903     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.10.030     Document Type: Article

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