[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanosensors in osteocytes
L Qin, W Liu, H Cao, G Xiao - Bone research, 2020 - nature.com
Osteocytes, the most abundant and long-lived cells in bone, are the master regulators of
bone remodeling. In addition to their functions in endocrine regulation and calcium and …
bone remodeling. In addition to their functions in endocrine regulation and calcium and …
Bone mechanical properties and changes with osteoporosis
This review will define the role of collagen and within-bone heterogeneity and elaborate the
importance of trabecular and cortical architecture with regard to their effect on the …
importance of trabecular and cortical architecture with regard to their effect on the …
[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics and mechanobiology of the bone matrix
C Ma, T Du, X Niu, Y Fan - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
The bone matrix plays an indispensable role in the human body, and its unique
biomechanical and mechanobiological properties have received much attention. The bone …
biomechanical and mechanobiological properties have received much attention. The bone …
Biological materials: functional adaptations and bioinspired designs
Biological materials are typically multifunctional but many have evolved to optimize a chief
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
[HTML][HTML] Nature's hierarchical materials
P Fratzl, R Weinkamer - Progress in materials Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Many biological tissues, such as wood and bone, are fiber composites with a hierarchical
structure. Their exceptional mechanical properties are believed to be due to a functional …
structure. Their exceptional mechanical properties are believed to be due to a functional …
On the mechanistic origins of toughness in bone
ME Launey, MJ Buehler… - Annual review of materials …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
One of the most intriguing protein materials found in nature is bone, a material composed of
assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and tiny hydroxyapatite mineral crystals that form an …
assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and tiny hydroxyapatite mineral crystals that form an …
The role of collagen in bone strength
S Viguet-Carrin, P Garnero, PD Delmas - Osteoporosis international, 2006 - Springer
Bone is a complex tissue of which the principal function is to resist mechanical forces and
fractures. Bone strength depends not only on the quantity of bone tissue but also on the …
fractures. Bone strength depends not only on the quantity of bone tissue but also on the …
Advanced cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) aerogels: Bottom-up assembly perspective for production of adsorbents
AA Moud - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
The most common and abundant polymer in nature is the linear polysaccharide cellulose,
but processing it requires a new approach since cellulose degrades before melting and …
but processing it requires a new approach since cellulose degrades before melting and …
Mechanistic fracture criteria for the failure of human cortical bone
RK Nalla, JH Kinney, RO Ritchie - Nature materials, 2003 - nature.com
A mechanistic understanding of fracture in human bone is critical to predicting fracture risk
associated with age and disease. Despite extensive work, a mechanistic framework for …
associated with age and disease. Despite extensive work, a mechanistic framework for …
Exercise and bone mass in adults
There is a substantial body of evidence indicating that exercise prior to the pubertal growth
spurt stimulates bone growth and skeletal muscle hypertrophy to a greater degree than …
spurt stimulates bone growth and skeletal muscle hypertrophy to a greater degree than …