Determination of mechanical properties of soft tissue scaffolds by atomic force microscopy nanoindentation

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2356-2361

  Zhu, Yanxia ^a   Dong, Zhuxin ^a   Wejinya, Uchechukwu C ^a   Jin, Sha ^a   Ye, Kaiming ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

3D cultures; AFM; Measurement of mechanical property of scaffolds; Nanoindentation test; Soft scaffolds

Indexed keywords

3D CULTURE; AFM; AFM NANOINDENTATION; CELL FATES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FIBROBLAST CELLS; FORCE CURVE; HARD SCAFFOLD; HYDROGEL SCAFFOLDS; NANOINDENTATION TEST; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; SOFT SCAFFOLDS; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDROGELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOINDENTATION; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL FATE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROGEL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL TORSION; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFABRICATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOMECHANICS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHITOSAN; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 80051569729     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.07.010     Document Type: Article

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