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[Tissue biomechanics: connective tissue characterization : Cluster tissue biomechanics]

Andreas Martin Seitz1, Anja Niehoff2,3

  • 1Institut für Unfallchirurgische Forschung und Biomechanik, Zentrum für Traumaforschung Ulm, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Helmholtzstraße 14, 89081, Ulm, Deutschland. andreas.seitz@uni-ulm.de.

Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)
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Keywords:
Extracellular matrixMaterials testingMechanical processesStructure-function relationshipTissue engineering

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