Direct measurements of the compressive properties of single proteoglycan aggregates

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 316, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-316

  Liu, Xuhui ^a   Noble, Philip C ^a   Luo, Zong Ping ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Compression; Interferometer; Laser tweezers; Mechanical force; Proteoglycan aggregate

Indexed keywords

PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; COMPRESSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; INTERFEROMETER; LASER; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 1542616994     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.02.054     Document Type: Article

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