Probing nanomechanics of aggrecan and the aggrecan-rich pericellular matrix of chondrocytes in cartilage

Probing nanomechanics of aggrecan and the aggrecan-rich pericellular matrix of chondrocytes in cartilage

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering Division, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-142). === The mechanical properties of articular cartilage are associated with the extracellular matrix network of type II collagen and the proteoglycan, agg...

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Main Author: Ng, Laurel Jean
Other Authors: Alan J. Grodzinsky and Christine Ortiz.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
Subjects:
Biological Engineering Division.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33863

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