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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2012 Sep 3;33(33):8540–8547. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.07.039

Figure 4. Characteristics of CPC matrices: morphology, mechanical and functional properties.

Figure 4

(A) SEM of cross-section of pure cured CPC, (B) SEM of cross-section of PLGA/CPC composite, (C) Comparison of mechanical stiffness between CPC alone and 10:90 PLGA/CPC samples. (D) Significantly reduced RANK expression in murine BMC cultures by treatment with RANK siRNA-PLGA particle-loaded CPC matrices for 8 days. RANK siRNA analogue-loaded PLGA/CPC matrices served as negative control with no observable effects in cultures.