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Osteoblastic phenotype expression of MC3T3-E1 cells cultured on polymer surfaces.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Aug 2005
Calvert Jay W, Chua Walter C, Gharibjanian Nareg A, Dhar Sanjay, Evans Gregory R D
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BACKGROUND: Current efforts in bone tissue engineering have as one focus the search for a scaffold material that will support osteoblast proliferation, matrix mineralization, and, ultimately, bone formation. The goal is to develop a bone substitute that is functionally equivalent to autograft bone. Previously published reports have shown that osteoblasts exhibit varying rates and degrees of proliferation and...
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