Composition of the pericellular matrix modulates the deformation behaviour of chondrocytes in articular cartilage under static loading

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1281-1290

  Julkunen, Petro ^a   Wilson, Wouter ^b   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a   Korhonen, Rami K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocyte; Fibril reinforced; Finite element analysis; Pericellular matrix

Indexed keywords

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE REPAIR; CELL STRAINS; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN CONTENT; COLLAGEN FIBRILS; COMPOSITION CHANGES; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOUR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIXED CHARGE DENSITY; FLUID FRACTION; LATERAL CELLS; PARALLEL PLANES; PERICELLULAR MATRIX; POROELASTIC; STATIC COMPRESSION; STATIC LOADING; SWELLING PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; LIGAMENTS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PULSE CODE MODULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARTILAGE CELL; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 77249158791     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0547-8     Document Type: Article

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