Fig. 3From: A comparative study of chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate for directing three-dimensional chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cellsYoung’s Modulus of the 18 soft (a) and stiff (b) cell-laden hydrogels groups after 21 days of in vitro culture under chondrogenic conditions. Statistical significance was compared to their corresponding acellular hydrogel (Additional file 6: Figure S2); *p < 0.05. CS chondroitin sulfate, HS heparin sulfateBack to article page