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Critical factors in the design of growth factor releasing scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

J Sohier Laboratory for osteo-articular and dental tissue engineering (LIOAD), Faculté de chirurgie dentaire de Nantes, Inserm U791, 1 Place Alexis Ricordeau, 44042 Nantes Cedex 1, France +33 0 2 40 41 29 16; +33 0 2 40 08 37 12; [email protected]
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L Moroni Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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C van Blitterswijk University of Twente, Institute for Biomedical Technology, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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K de Groot University of Twente, Institute for Biomedical Technology, PO Box 217, 7500AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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JM Bezemer Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320, USA
Pages 543-566 | Published online: 20 May 2008

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