Biomechanical and biochemical properties of self-assembled constructs in phase II, normalized to control values.

<p>(a) aggregate modulus, (b) Young's modulus, (c) GAG/WW and (d) collagen/WW. Combined treatment with 10 MPa static HP and TGF-β1 led to additive increases in aggregate modulus and Young's modulus, and a synergistic increase in collagen/WW. Columns and error bars represent means and standard deviations. Groups denoted by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).