Biomechanics of fibroblast-compacted collagen gels investigated under fibrillar framework

• Main Authors: Feng, Z., Nakamura, T., Sato, D., Kosawada, T., Kitajima, T., Umezu, M.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62184/; http://www.globaleventslist.elsevier.com/events/2015/12/6th-international-conference-on-mechanics-of-biomaterials-and-tissues/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Collagen hydrogel spontaneously contracts as fibroblasts are embedded within, a phenomenon widely harnessed in the studies of wound healing process and the creation of engineered tissues. In this study, the mechanical behavior of the cell-collagen gels is distinguished into active contraction proces...