In vitro system for applying cyclic loads to connective tissues under displacement or force control

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1188-1195

  Asundi, Krishna R ^a   Kursa, Kathy ^a   Lotz, Jeff ^a   Rempel, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Mechanical stimulation; Organ culture; Overuse injuries; Tendinopathies

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CYCLIC LOADS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

MECHANICAL STIMULATION; ORGAN CULTURE; OVERUSE INJURIES; TENDINOPATHIES;

TISSUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RABBITS; SOFTWARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 34250787657     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9295-9     Document Type: Article

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