Semi-Continuous Perfusion System for Delivering Intermittent Physiological Pressure to Regenerating Cartilage
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Tissue Engineering
- Vol. 5 (1) , 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.1999.5.1
Abstract
A semi-continuous compression/perfusion system has been custom made to allow the application of intermittent hydrostatic pressure, at physiological levels, to regenerating tissues over the long term. To test the system, isolated foal chondrocytes were seeded in resorbable polyglycolic acid meshes and cultured in the system for 5 weeks. The cell/polymer constructs were subjected to an intermittent hydrostatic pressure of 500 psi and were fed semi-continuously. Assays of the resulting tissue constructs indicate that the reactor supports cartilage development and that physiological intermittent compression enhances the production of extracellular matrix by the chondrocytes. The concentrations of sulfated glycosaminoglycan were found to be at least twice as high as those in control (unpressurized) samples. A correlation between the sulfated glycosaminoglycan content and the compressive modulus in pressurized, but not control, samples suggests that physiological intermittent pressurization not only enhances the production of extracellular matrix but may also influence matrix organization resulting in a stronger construct.Keywords
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