Effects of multiple chondroitinase ABC applications on tissue engineered articular cartilage
Natoli R, Responte D, Lu B, Athanasiou K. Effects of multiple chondroitinase ABC applications on tissue engineered articular cartilage. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2009, 27: 949-956. PMID: 19123232, PMCID: PMC2819396, DOI: 10.1002/jor.20821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCartilage tissue engineeringArticular cartilage tissue engineeringIncreased tensile propertiesTensile propertiesTissue engineeringTissue engineered articular cartilageAbundant collagen type IITensile biomechanical propertiesIncreased tensile stiffnessTensile modulusCollagen type IITensile stiffnessTensile strengthCompressive stiffnessArticular cartilageC-ABCTensileSulfated GAG compositionEngineeringStiffnessPropertiesCollagen type I.Collagen compositionCartilageBiomechanical properties