Thus, this study evaluates a novel bilayer BNC scaffold for auricular cartilage tissue engineering.

The proteoglycans content in tissue engineered cartilage was close to that of natural swine's auricular cartilage.

Different kinds of manipulations were performed on the auricular cartilage of six female New Zealand white rabbits.

Tissue engineering provides a promising alternative therapy to the complex surgical reconstruction of auricular cartilage by using ear-shaped autologous costal cartilage.

Methods: Chondrocytes isolated from Changfeng crossbred swines' auricular cartilage were seeded onto chitosan- gelatin scaffolds to be cultured in a three dimensional environment.