An in vitro model system to quantify stress generation, compaction, and retraction in engineered heart valve tissue

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 983-991

  Van Vlimmeren, Marijke A A ^a   Driessen Mol, Anita ^a   Oomens, Cees W J ^a   Baaijens, Frank P T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; COMPACTION; TISSUE; TRACTION (FRICTION);

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PRODUCTION; HEART VALVES; IN-VITRO; INTERNAL STRESS; MODEL SYSTEM; POLY GLYCOLIC ACID; SCAFFOLD MATERIALS; STRESS GENERATION; TRACTION FORCES;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; HEART VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 80053299810     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2011.0070     Document Type: Article

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