Dynamic mechanical stimulations induce anisotropy and improve the tensile properties of engineered tissues produced without exogenous scaffolding

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3294-3301

  Gauvin, Robert ^a,b,c   Parenteau Bareil, Rémi ^a,b   Larouche, Danielle ^a,b   Marcoux, Hugo ^a,b   Bisson, Francis ^a,b   Bonnet, Adrien ^a,b   Auger, François A ^a,b   Bolduc, Stéphane ^a,b   Germain, Lucie ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Connective tissue; Extracellular matrix; Mechanical properties; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOCONVERSION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; DYNAMICS; FIBROBLASTS; HISTOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SELF ASSEMBLY; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE;

BIOREACTOR; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; CYCLIC STRAIN; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL STIMULATIONS; ENGINEERED TISSUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; TISSUE SHEETS; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

COLLAGEN;

EXOGENOUS SCAFFOLD; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL LABELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL STIMULATION; DYNAMICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ASSEMBLY APPROACH; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STATIC MECHANICAL STIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SHEET; TISSUE TYPES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 79961005579     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: 18787568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.05.034     Document Type: Article

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