The in vitro and in vivo capacity of culture-expanded human cells from several sources encapsulated in alginate to form cartilage

Cartilage has limited self-regenerative capacity. Tissue engineering can offer promising solutions for reconstruction of missing or damaged cartilage. A major challenge herein is to define an appropriate cell source that is capable of generating a stable and functional matrix. This study evaluated t...

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Main Authors: MM Pleumeekers, L Nimeskern, WLM Koevoet, N Kops, RML Poublon, KS Stok, GJVM van Osch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2014-04-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol027/pdf/v027a19.pdf