Atomic force microscopy reveals regional variations in the micromechanical properties of the pericellular and extracellular matrices of the meniscus

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1218-1225

  Sanchez Adams, Johannah ^a   Wilusz, Rebecca E ^a,b   Guilak, Farshid ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; chondron; fibrocartilage; fibrochondrocyte; type VI collagen

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE MENISCUS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PERICELLULAR MATRIX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWINE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULUS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SWINE;

EID: 84879419584     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22362     Document Type: Article

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