The formation of human auricular cartilage from microtic tissue: An in vivo study

Ishak MF 1 , See GB 2 , Hui CK 3 , Abdullah Ab 4 , Saim Lb 4 , Saim Ab 5 Show all authors , Idrus Rb 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tissue Engineering Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: irenegbs@yahoo.com
  • 3 Tissue Engineering Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Tissue Engineering Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant Clinic, Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2015 Oct;79(10):1634-9.
PMID: 26250439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.06.034

Abstract

This study aimed to isolate, culture-expand and characterize the chondrocytes isolated from microtic cartilage and evaluate its potential as a cell source for ear cartilage reconstruction. Specific attention was to construct the auricular cartilage tissue by using fibrin as scaffold.

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