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Restoration of chondrocytic phenotype on a two-dimensional micropatterned surface.
Biointerphases - 26 Mar 2015
Zhou Mi, Yuan Xiaofei, Yin Huabing, Gough Julie E
Abstract excerpt
Chondrocytes within mature cartilage reside in a 3D matrix and adopt a distinctive round morphology. A vast 2D-culture surface is well-known to induce chondrocyte dedifferentiation characterized by the loss of spherical morphology and ceased expression of chondrogenic markers. Methods to restore chondrogenesis so far only occur on a certain level producing varied cell subpopulations and inferior cartilage matrix;...
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