Advanced bioreactor with controlled application of multi-dimensional strain for tissue engineering
Advanced bioreactor with controlled application of multi-dimensional strain for tissue engineering
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DOI:
10.1115/1.1519280
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发表时间:
2002-12-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Vunjak-Novakovic, G
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作者:
Altman, GH;Lu, HH;Vunjak-Novakovic, G
Advanced bioreactors are essential for meeting the complex requirements of in vitro engineering functional skeletal tissues. To address this need, we have developed a computer controlled bench-top bioreactor system with capability to apply complex concurrent mechanical strains to three-dimensional matrices independently housed in 24 reactor vessels, in conjunction with enhanced environmental and fluidic control. We demonstrate the potential of this new system to address needs in tissue engineering, specifically toward the development of a tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligament from human bone-marrow stromal cells (hBMSC), where complex mechanical and biochemical environment control is essential to tissue function. Well-controlled mechanical strains (resolution of