title: [Numerical simulation of chondrocyte growth in 3-D scaffolds].
abstract: Tissue engineering is a promising technique to repair or reconstruct the damaged cartilage in clinical use. However, chondrocyte growth is limited by the mass transport in scaffolds as diffusion is likely to be the primary mechanism. In this study, a mathematical model was developed based on oxygen diffusion and reaction to simulate chondrocyte growth. In order to accord with the fact, effective diffusion coefficients and space limitation were considered in this model and good agreement was found between experimental data and mathematical simulations. Furthermore, relationships established in the model system can be used to optimize the situation in real bioreactors and the design of three-dimensional scaffolds.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
authors: Hua
authors: H
authors: Jiang
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Wen-Song
authors: WS
authors: Tan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002417:Cattle; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004058:Diffusion; D008954:Models, Biological; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen