Equilibrium modulus and hydraulic permeability of tissue-engineered and native bovine auricular cartilage.

<p>Tissue-engineered auricular cartilage showed progressive improvement in mechanical properties with increasing time <i>in vivo</i>. The equilibrium modulus (<i>A</i>) and hydraulic permeability (<i>B</i>) of implants at 3 months were not statistically different from those of native bovine auricular cartilage. Data are displayed as mean+standard deviation for n = 4 for 0- and 1-month tissue-engineered samples, n = 5 for 3-month tissue-engineered samples, and n = 6 samples for native cartilage. <i>* denotes p<0.05</i>.