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Electrospun microcrimped fibers with nonlinear mechanical properties enhance ligament fibroblast phenotype.
Biofabrication - 1 Sept 2014
Grace Chao Pen-hsiu, Hsu Hsiang-Yi, Tseng Hsiao-Yun
Abstract excerpt
Fiber structure and order greatly impact the mechanical behavior of fibrous materials. In biological tissues, the nonlinear mechanics of fibrous scaffolds contribute to the functionality of the material. The nonlinear mechanical properties of the wavy structure (crimp) in collagen allow tissue flexibility while preventing over-extension. A number of approaches have tried to recreate this complex mechanical...
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