Isotonic biaxial loading of fibroblast-populated collagen gels: A versatile, low-cost system for the study of mechanobiology

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-67

  Knezevic, V ^a   Sim, A J ^a   Borg, T K ^b   Holmes, J W ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL LOADING; BIAXIAL LOADS; CARDIAC FIBROBLASTS; COLLAGEN GELS; CONTRACTION FORCE; CYCLING LOADING; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPECTED LIFE; EXTERNAL LOADS; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOW COSTS; LOW-COST SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL LOADS; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; VERSATILE SYSTEM;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CELL CULTURE; FIBROBLASTS;

LOADING;

EID: 0038761909     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-002-0005-0     Document Type: Article

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