Cells behave distinctly within sponges and hydrogels due to differences of internal structure

• Main Authors: Zhang, Jingjing, Yang, Zheng, Li, Chao, Dou, Yana, Li, Yijiang, Thote, Tanushree, Wang, Dong-An, Ge, Zigang
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106279; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/23985
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Different forms of biomaterials, including microspheres, sponges, hydrogels, and nanofibers, have been broadly used in cartilage regeneration; however, effects of internal structures of the biomaterials on cells and chondrogenesis remain largely unexplored. We hypothesized that different internal st...