An "in vitro" experimental model to predict the mechanical behavior of macroporous scaffolds implanted in articular cartilage

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-131

  Vikingsson, L ^a   Gallego Ferrer, G ^a,b   Gomez Tejedor J A ^a   Gomez Ribelles J L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freezing and thawing; Mechanical properties; Poly (Vinyl alcohol); Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; APPARENT ELASTIC MODULUS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; EXPERIMENTAL MODELING; FREEZING AND THAWING; FREEZING AND THAWING CYCLE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD;

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COMPRESSION TESTING; DYNAMIC LOADS; FREEZING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; THAWING; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FREEZING; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE REGENERATION; WATER PERMEABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

FREEZING AND THAWING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL); POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POROSITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84892648783     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.12.024     Document Type: Article

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