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Encapsulation and osteoinduction of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts in chitosan-hydroxyapatite microspheres.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A - 15 Sept 2007
Inanç Bülend, Eser Elçin A, Koç Aysel, Baloş Köksal, Parlar Ateş, Murat Elçin Y
Abstract excerpt
Periodontal ligament cells play a crucial role in the regeneration of periodontal tissues and an undifferentiated mesenchymal cell subset is thought to exist within this population. The aim of this study was to assess the osteogenic differentiation potential of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (hPDLFs) in three dimensional (3D)-osteogenic culture environment following encapsulation in...
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