TABLE 1.
Scaffold | Cell type | Reference | GAGss | Collagenss | χ (days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agarose | BAC | Buschmann et al. (1992) | 17.2 mg/ml | 17.1 | |
Alginate | BAC | Ragan et al. (2000) | 15.7 μg/μg DNA | 22.4 | |
PGA/PLA | BAC | Wilson et al. (2002) | 6.1% dw | 187 | |
PGA/PLA | BAC | Wilson et al. (2002) | 6.5% dw | 18.9 |
Note. BAC = Bovine articular cartilage; PGA = Polyglycolic acid; PLA = Polylactic acid.