Fig. 6

Preconditioned NSCs in the 3D mesh scaffold: Western blot and gene expression . a Examination of NSCs-derived macromolecule synthesis of COL II, SOX9, AGGRECAN and COL I using Western blot at 3 weeks: β-actin as a control. b Comparison of relative band intensity as assessed via imageJ. c Gene expression of Col2 and Aggrecan at 1 and 3 weeks, respectively and Col10 at 3 weeks. Statistically significant difference as marked *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 or ***p < 0.001