A new technique to study the mechanical properties of collagen lattices

Production of a tissue-like structure by contraction of collagen lattices by human fibroblasts of different proliferative potential in vitro.

Eugene Bell, Bodil Ivarsson, Charlotte Merrill · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1979 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +17

Mechanical properties and Young's modulus of human skin in vivo

P Agache, C. Monneur, Jean‐Luc Lévêque et al. · Archives of Dermatological Research · 1980 · 732 citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +9

Analysis of the role of microfilaments and microtubules in acquisition of bipolarity and elongation of fibroblasts in hydrated collagen gels.

James J. Tomasek, Elizabeth D. Hay · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1984 · 175 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +15

Biomechanical Properties of Dermis

Colin Daly · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1982 · 165 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Anatomy, Dermatology +9

Contraction of Hydrated Collagen Gels by Fibroblasts: Evidence for Two Mechanisms by which Collagen Fibrils are Stabilized

Clyde Guidry, Frederick Grinnell · Collagen and Related Research · 1987 · 155 citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +13