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Fig. 5

From: Pellet coculture of osteoarthritic chondrocytes and infrapatellar fat pad-derived mesenchymal stem cells with chitosan/hyaluronic acid nanoparticles promotes chondrogenic differentiation

Fig. 5

Effects of chitosan/hyaluronic acid (CS/HA) NP exposure on IPFP mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and articular chondrocyte (AC) cocultures. a Effect of the weight ratio of CS to HA on the size and zeta potential of NPs. Insert: TEM micrograph of CS/HA NPs. b Fluorescent images of cells exposed to FITC-conjugated CS/HA NPs for 1 h. c Morphology, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and Alcian blue staining of monolayer (top) and pellet (bottom) culture of MSCs + ACs + NPs. d Immunofluorescence assay of monolayer (top) and pellet (bottom) culture of MSCs + ACs + NPs. Col collagen, NC negative control

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