title: Expansion of human chondrocytes in an intermittent stirred flow bioreactor, using modified biodegradable microspheres.
authors.affiliation: UK Centre for Tissue Engineering, UKBioTec Laboratories, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. sjcurran@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Judith M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002449:Cell Aggregation; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008863:Microspheres; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D019344:Lactic Acid