Long-term cyclic distention enhances the mechanical properties of collagen-based media-equivalents

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 937-949

  Isenberg, Brett C ^a   Tranquillo, Robert T ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Elastin; Mechanical loading; Mechanotransduction; Smooth muscle cell; Tissue engineering; Tissue equivalent

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; COLLAGEN; MUSCLE; TISSUE;

COLLAGEN-BASED MEDIA-EQUIVALENTS; ELASTIN; LONG TERM CYCLIC DISTENTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STIMULATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AORTA; BIOMIMETICS; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; COLLAGEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MOTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0042878630     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1590662     Document Type: Article

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