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Recapitulating the Micromechanical Behavior of Tension and Shear in a Biomimetic Hydrogel for Controlling Tenocyte
Dharmesh Patel1, Sadhana Sharma2, Stephanie J Bryant3
1School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
Advanced Healthcare Materials
|December 28, 2016
Abstract:
A fiber composite system is presented which recapitulates the fiber-composite-like nature of tissues and generates similar modes of shear and tension. The shear/tension ratio can be customized during composite manufacture and incorporates viable cells. The system is a valuable tool for mechanotransduction research, providing a platform with physiologically relevant conditions for investigating cell behavior in different tissue types.

