Figure 1: Influence of media components on functional properties of MSC-laden HA constructs.
(A) Equilibrium modulus (EY; kPa) (Inset: gross images of constructs cultured in different media combinations at 8 weeks), (B) GAG (%WW), (C) Collagen (%WW), (D) Alcian blue staining at 4 weeks (top) and 8 weeks (bottom), (E-G) Immunohistochemistry for type II, I and X collagen (n = 4/group; lighter bars = 4w, darker bars = 8w; scale bar = 100μm; *p<0.05).