Mechanically induced structural changes during dynamic compression of engineered cartilaginous constructs can potentially explain increases in bulk mechanical properties

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 69, 2012, Pages 777-789

  Nagel, Thomas ^a   Kelly, Daniel J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Chondrocytes; Collagen remodelling; Mechanobiology; Natural configuration

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; BODY FLUIDS; DYNAMICS; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; STRESSES; TISSUE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOREACTOR CULTURES; BULK MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUES; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN FIBRES; COLLAGEN MOLECULES; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC COMPRESSION; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FREE SWELLING CONTROLS; MECHANICAL ENVIRONMENT; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; NATURAL CONFIGURATIONS; PRE-STRESSED; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SWELLING PRESSURES;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BULK DENSITY; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGINOUS TISSUE; CELL SWELLING; COMPRESSION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROGEL; OSMOSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RIGIDITY; STRETCHING; THICKNESS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84859396561     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0449     Document Type: Article

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