Viscoelastic characteristics of contracted collagen gels populated with rat fibroblasts or cardiomyocytes

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 139-144

  Feng, Zhonggang ^a   Seya, Daiki ^a   Kitajima, Tatsuo ^a   Kosawada, Tadashi ^a   Nakamura, Takao ^b   Umezu, Mitsuo ^c  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyocytes; Contracted collagen gel; Fibroblasts; Kelvin model; Mechanical characteristics; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; GELATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78149408961     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-010-0508-x     Document Type: Article

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