Improving chondrocyte harvests with poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) coated materials in the preparation for cartilage tissue engineering

Remarkable advances have been made in cartilage regenerative medicine to cure congenital anomalies including microtia, tissue defects caused by craniofacial injuries, and geriatric diseases such as osteoarthritis. However, those procedures require a substantial quantity of chondrocytes for tissue en...

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Main Authors: Mikako Harata, Makoto Watanabe, Satoru Nagata, Edward Chengchuan Ko, Shinsuke Ohba, Tsuyoshi Takato, Atsuhiko Hikita, Kazuto Hoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320417300275