Latent Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 Functionalised Electrospun Scaffolds Promote Human Cartilage Differentiation: Towards an Engineered Cartilage Construct

BackgroundTo overcome the potential drawbacks of a short half-life and dose-related adverse effects of using active transforming growth factor-beta 1 for cartilage engineering, a cell-mediated latent growth factor activation strategy was developed incorporating latent transforming growth factor-β1 (...

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Main Authors: Erh-Hsuin Lim, Jose Paulo Sardinha, Simon Myers, Molly Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2013-11-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-40-676.pdf