Finite element modeling of 3D human mesenchymal stem cell-seeded collagen matrices exposed to tensile strain

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2289-2296

  Pfeiler, T Wayne ^a   Sumanasinghe, Ruwan D ^a   Loboa, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Collagen; Finite element modeling; HMSCs; Uniaxial tensile strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; COLLAGEN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL TESTING; STEM CELLS; STRAIN; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN MATRICES; CYCLIC TENSILE STRAIN; FUNCTIONAL TISSUE; HMSCS; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS (HMSCS); MECHANICAL SIGNALS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE STRAIN;

TENSILE STRAIN;

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WEIGHT BEARING; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINEAGE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CELL LINEAGE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 52649145944     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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