Efficacy of a novel through-thickness perfusion bioreactor to create scaffold-free tissue engineered cartilage

<p>Articular cartilage is an avascular, aneural tissue that covers the ends of diarthroidal joints. Once damaged by disease or injury, cartilage lacks the ability to self-repair. Generating tissue engineered cartilage is an exciting field that may provide a possible solution to this problem. T...

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Main Author: Gilbert, Eric Andrew
Other Authors: Steve Elder
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2013
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-10262013-234246/