Cyclic straining of cell-seeded synthetic ligament scaffolds: Development of apparatus and methodology

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 629-640

  Raïf, El Mostafa ^a   Seedhom, Bahaa B ^a   Pullan, Michael J ^a   Toyoda, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRAIN;

CYCLIC STRAIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM); LIGAMENT SCAFFOLDS; TISSUE INDUCTION;

LIGAMENTS;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; POLYESTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMPLANT; INCUBATOR; LIGAMENT; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE INDUCTION; TRANSDUCER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; LIGAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34147221901     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.0065     Document Type: Article

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