Articular cartilage (AC) is the thin tissue that covers the long bone ends in the joints and that
ensures the transmission of forces between adjacent bones while allowing nearly …

Advances in computational mechanics, constitutive modeling, and techniques for subject-
specific modeling have opened the door to patient-specific simulation of the relationships …

Ligaments provide stability to the human knee joint and play an essential role in restraining
motion during daily activities. Compression-tension nonlinearity is a well-known …

The importance, and the difficulty, of generating biosynthetic articular cartilage is widely
recognized. Problems arise from obtaining sufficient stiffness, toughness and longevity in the …

The function of articular cartilage depends on its structure and composition, sensitively
impaired in disease (eg osteoarthritis, OA). Responses of chondrocytes to tissue loading are …

We now want to begin to develop a holistic view of cartilage as a tissue that has an
integrated set of homeostatic processes for maintaining itself. In the context of other tissues …

OBJECTIVES: It is currently poorly known how different structural and compositional
components in human articular cartilage are related to their specific functional properties at …

Mechanical strength along with high biocompatibility and water absorbing are among main
characteristics of a desirable scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering. Having these …

The micromechanics of cellulose hydrogels have been investigated using a new rheological
experimental approach, combined with simulation using a poroelastic constitutive model. A …

The mechanical properties of hydrated biomaterials are non-recoverable upon unconfined
compression if adhesion occurs between the structural components in the material upon …