Zonal uniformity in mechanical properties of the chondrocyte pericellular matrix: Micropipette aspiration of canine chondrons isolated by cartilage homogenization

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1312-1318

  Guilak, Farshid ^a   Alexopoulos, Leonidas G ^a   Haider, Mansoor A ^b   Ting Beall, H Ping ^a   Setton, Lori A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cartilage; Cell; Chondron; Collagen; Collagen type VI; Mechanical properties; Mechanics; Micropipette aspiration; Osteoarthritis; Pericellular

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGES; CHONDRON; COLLAGEN TYPE VI; MICROPIPETTE ASPIRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS; COLLAGEN; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; DOG; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; VACUUM;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; DOGS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HARDNESS; MICROMANIPULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VACUUM;

EID: 27244438722     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-4479-7     Document Type: Article

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