. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 10.

Published in final edited form as: Cell Mol Bioeng. 2009 Sep 1;2(3):386–394. doi: 10.1007/s12195-009-0070-x

TABLE 1.

Average staining intensity for GAG (Safranin O) and collagen (Picrosirius Red) histological stains for day 28 constructs cultured in free swelling (FS) conditions or under dynamic loading for 1 h on/off (DL 1 h on/off), 3 h continuously (DL 3 h), and 6 h continuously (DL 6 h).

Day 28 histology average staining intensity

	FS

	+ Fibrous layer	− Fibrous layer	DL 1 h on/off	DL 3 h	DL 6 h
GAG (Safranin O)	91.776 ± 22.232	71.105 ± 15.727^*	110.297 ± 11.337	113.534 ± 16.571	103.787 ± 13.282
Collagen (P. Red)	72.774 ± 15.190	47.446 ± 10.598^*	70.012 ± 16.243	69.741 ± 17.167	69.087 ± 15.559

p < 0.05 vs. all other groups.