Structural Evidence for a Reinforcing Response and Retention of Hydration During Confinement of Cartilage Lipids

Lipids have an important role in the complex lubrication of articulating joints, however changes in lipid phase behavior that occur owing to mechanical confinement are not well understood. Here, a surface force-type apparatus has been combined with neutron reflectometry to measure confinement-induce...

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Main Authors: Laura L. E. Mears, Stephen B. Abbott, Robert D. Barker, Wiebe M. de Vos, Stuart W. Prescott, Robert M. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.703472/full