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Fig. 2 | Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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From: Inhibition of hypertrophy and improving chondrocyte differentiation by MMP-13 inhibitor small molecule encapsulated in alginate-chondroitin sulfate-platelet lysate hydrogel

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Mechanical properties of hydrogels with different concentrations of PL. a Compressive stress-strain curve. b Young’s modulus calculated from A curves shows a significant increase in Alg with fresh-PL-20% (v/v) hydrogel compared with Alg hydrogel alone (* P ≤ 0.05). c Rheological measurements. d G′ and G″ calculated at 0.1% strain. The results showed significant higher elastic (G′) modulus in the Alg-PL hydrogels (all concentrations) compared with Alg hydrogel alone (* p ≤ 0.01), and viscous (G″) modulus were significantly higher in all the Alg-PL hydrogels (fresh ones) compared with Alg hydrogel alone (#p ≤ 0.05) (n = 6)

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