Multifactorial Optimization of Contrast-Enhanced Nanofocus Computed Tomography for Quantitative Analysis of Neo-Tissue Formation in Tissue Engineering Constructs

• Maarten Sonnaert ,

  ¶‡ These authors have contributed equally and share first authorship.

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

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• Greet Kerckhofs ,

  * E-mail: greet.kerckhofs@med.kuleuven.be

  ¶‡ These authors have contributed equally and share first authorship.

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Biomechanics Research Unit, Université de Liege, Liège, Belgium

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• Ioannis Papantoniou,

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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• Sandra Van Vlierberghe,

  Affiliation Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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• Veerle Boterberg,

  Affiliation Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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• Peter Dubruel,

  Affiliation Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

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• Frank P. Luyten,

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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• Jan Schrooten ,

  ¶These authors share senior authorship.

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

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• Liesbet Geris

  ¶These authors share senior authorship.

  Affiliations Prometheus, Division of Skeletal Tissue Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, Biomechanics Research Unit, Université de Liege, Liège, Belgium, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

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