Effect of Growth Factors on Cell Proliferation, Matrix Deposition, and Morphology of Human Nasal Septal Chondrocytes Cultured in Monolayer

Objectives: Tissue engineering of septal cartilage provides ex vivo growth of cartilage from a patient's own septal chondrocytes for use in craniofacial reconstruction. To become clinically applicable, it is necessary to rapidly expand a limited population of donor chondrocytes and then stimulate the production of extracellular matrix on a biocompatible scaffold. The objective of this study was to determine favorable serum‐free culture conditions for proliferation of human septal chondrocytes using various concentrations and combinations of four growth factors.

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