Biaxial cell stimulation: A mechanical validation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1692-1696

  Bieler, F H ^a   Ott, C E ^b   Thompson, M S ^c   Seidel, R ^a   Ahrens, S ^b   Epari, D R ^a   Wilkening, U ^d   Schaser, K D ^a   Mundlos, S ^b,d   Duda, G N ^a  

^a Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biaxial tensile strain; BioFlex; Cell deformation; Digital image correlation

Indexed keywords

ADHERENT CELLS; APPLIED STRAIN; BIAXIAL TENSILE STRAIN; BIOFLEX; BONE MARROW; CELL DEFORMATION; CELL STIMULATION; CYCLE NUMBER; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES; HIGH CYCLE; IN-VITRO; MEAN STRAIN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NUMBER OF CYCLES; STANDARD DEVIATION; STIMULATION DEVICES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRAIN MAGNITUDE; TENSILE LOADING; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BONE; CELL MEMBRANES; DEFORMATION; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

TENSILE STRAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL STIMULATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIGITAL IMAGING; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STROMA CELL; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SILICONES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 67651165034     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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