FIG. 5.

Effect of cell seeding: Mechanical properties and biochemistry. (A) Integration strength of acellular, cellular, and precultured low- and high-porosity aligned scaffolds in a meniscus defect with time in culture. DNA (B) and GAG (C) content and dry weight (D) of scaffolds at 8 weeks as a function of scaffold porosity and seeding condition. Bars above indicate significant difference between groups (where the lack of vertical bar indicates origin for comparison to other groups), with p<0.05; n=7–8/condition. Color images available online at www.liebertpub.com/tea