Human decellularized bone scaffolds from aged donors show improved osteoinductive capacity compared to young donor bone

• Christopher A. Smith,

  Affiliation Divsion of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Tim N. Board,

  Affiliation Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, United Kingdom

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• Paul Rooney,

  Affiliation National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Tissue Transplant Services, Speke, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Mark J. Eagle,

  Affiliation National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Tissue Transplant Services, Speke, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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• Stephen M. Richardson,

  Affiliation Divsion of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Judith A. Hoyland

  * E-mail: Judith.a.hoyland@manchester.ac.uk

  Affiliations Divsion of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4876-5208

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