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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Biomater. 2018 Feb 8;70:154–164. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.01.050

Table 1. Comparison of DAPS biochemical content to native discs.

Comparison of the maximal NP and AF GAG and collagen content achieved for medium and large DAPS to that of rabbit, goat and human IVDs.

Human28,40 Large
DAPS		 Goat28,40 Medium
DAPS		 Rabbit28,40
Nucleus Pulposus
GAG (%ww) 9.3 1.5 5.4 3.0 11.0
Collagen (%ww) 0.3 1.1 2.9 2.0 0.6
Annulus Fibrosus
GAG (%ww) 2.2 1.2 0.9 2.3 6.0
Collagen (%ww) 3.1 1.0 1.8 1.4 3.0