337 Advection and Diffusion Transport Phenomena in Engineered Cartilage

Abstract

Engineered cartilages are expected to be used for the treatment of cartilage defects. Cartilage tissue is avascular; hence transport phenomena are controlled by diffusion and also advection by so called "pumping mechanism" of tissue. The objective of present paper is to evaluate the contribution of both diffusion and advection in engineered tissue for the control of transport phenomena.