. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2018 Jan 21;12(5):1163–1176. doi: 10.1002/term.2630

Table 1.

Biochemical properties of native costal cartilage and articular cartilage from various topographical and regional locations. Data are presented in mean ± SD.

Location			Water Content (%)	GAG/ Wet Weight (%)	GAG/ Dry Weight (%)	GAG/ DNA (µg/µg)	Collagen/ Wet Weight (%)	Collagen/ Dry Weight (%)	Collagen/ DNA (µg/µg)	DNA/ Wet Weight (ng/µg)
Articular Cartilage	Medial Condyle	1	77.9 ± 0.9^A	3.6 ± 0.2	16.3 ± 0.9	233.2 ± 108.6	18.0 ± 2.2^A	81.7 ± 9.1	2647.5 ± 2374.0	0.13 ± 0.10
		2	79.2 ± 1.4^AB	3.7 ± 0.6	17.6 ± 1.5	246.1 ± 176.9	16.0 ± 3.3^AB	77.0 ± 15.0	1401.3 ± 942.2	0.18 ± 0.13
		3	80.4 ± 1.2^B	3.5 ± 0.9	17.3 ± 3.9	307.2 ± 290.6	13.3 ± 2.7^B	67.5 ± 12.8	1600.3 ± 1312.2	0.22 ± 0.25

	Lateral Condyle	1	77.5 ± 2.2	4.3 ± 1.1^A	19.0 ± 3.8	331.2 ± 213.9	15.9 ± 2.2	70.8 ± 10.2	1373.2 ± 843.0	0.14 ± 0.12
		2	79.9 ± 4.5	3.6 ± 0.4^AB	16.9 ± 2.8	113.2 ± 55.6	15.1 ± 1.9	70.2 ± 9.3	1325.0 ± 811.1	0.17 ± 0.14
		3	82.1 ± 5.0	2.5 ± 0.7^B	13.6 ± 4.5	114.5 ± 91.1	15.0 ± 4.9	77.9 ± 17.4	660.8 ± 363.3	0.3 ± 0.14

	Trochlear Groove	1	80.3 ± 3.7^A	3.2 ± 1.7	15.8 ± 8.4	105.5 ± 68.8	14.2 ± 1.4	63.6 ± 16.8	553.3 ± 292.1	0.33 ± 0.24
		2	76.4 ± 2.1^B	3.5 ± 2.8	15.3 ± 13.0	110.7 ± 127.7	16.7 ± 3.7	69.6 ± 12.3	609.3 ± 509.3	0.48 ± 0.33
		3	75.8 ± 1.0^B	4.0 ± 1.9	16.8 ± 8.5	168.9 ± 193.5	17.4 ± 4.5	72.7 ± 19.0	972.3 ± 442.3	0.23 ± 0.16

	Patella	1	79.5 ± 2.5	3.0 ± 0.4	16.5 ± 7.2	193.4 ± 156.7	15.8 ± 5.7	73.4 ± 17.0	1363.7 ± 1065.3	0.14 ± 0.12
		2	82.0 ± 3.6	3.6 ± 1.2	16.8 ± 4.4	295.0 ± 241.3	14.6 ± 3.0	76.8 ± 14.9	1195.6 ± 807.0	0.17 ± 0.11

Costal Cartilage		Tip Region		64.4 ± 1.9^A	8.1 ± 2.4	22.6 ± 5.9	492.2 ± 236.3	11.6 ± 1.9	32.3 ± 5.5	1986.1 ± 2104.2	0.63 ± 0.02^A
Costal Cartilage	Mid Region		59.9 ± 4.8^B	7.2 ± 1.6	22.6 ± 5.9	775.7 ± 433.0	10.8 ± 6.4	28.9 ± 19.9	776.8 ± 325.3	0.58 ± 0.05^B