Construction of fibroblast-collagen gels with orientated fibrils induced by static or dynamic stress: Toward the fabrication of small tendon grafts

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 220-225

  Feng, Zhonggang ^a   Tateishi, Yu ^b   Nomura, Yasutomo ^b   Kitajima, Tatsuo ^b   Nakamura, Takao ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen structure; Dynamic loading; Fibril orientation; Mechanical properties; Static loading

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTRACTION STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FIBER; FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRETCHING; TENDON GRAFT; TENSION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOREACTORS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN TYPE I; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33845667994     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-006-0354-z     Document Type: Article

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