Assessment of biomechanical properties of the extracellular and pericellular matrix and their interconnection throughout the course of osteoarthritis

Damage to type II collagen in aging and osteoarthritis starts at the articular surface, originates around chondrocytes, and extends into the cartilage with progressive degeneration.

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Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pathology +17

Dynamic Elastic Modulus of Porcine Articular Cartilage Determined at Two Different Levels of Tissue Organization by Indentation-Type Atomic Force Microscopy

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Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

Analysis of Indentation: Implications for Measuring Mechanical Properties With Atomic Force Microscopy

Kevin D. Costa, Frank C. P. Yin · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering · 1999 · 269 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Alterations in the Mechanical Properties of the Human Chondrocyte Pericellular Matrix With Osteoarthritis

Leonidas G. Alexopoulos, Mansoor A. Haider, Thomas P. Vail et al. · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering · 2003 · 221 citations · Full text

Medicine, Bioengineering, Orthopaedic Surgery +17

Spatial Mapping of the Biomechanical Properties of the Pericellular Matrix of Articular Cartilage Measured In Situ via Atomic Force Microscopy

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Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +17