In vitro tendon tissue development from human fibroblasts demonstrates collagen fibril diameter growth associated with a rise in mechanical strength

Tenocyte contraction induces crimp formation in tendon-like tissue

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Slow stretching that mimics embryonic growth rate stimulates structural and mechanical development of tendon-like tissue in vitro

(2011) Nicholas S. Kalson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Imaging three-dimensional tissue architectures by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy

(2011) Andrew J Bushby et al.   Nature Protocols

Optimizing an Intermittent Stretch Paradigm Using ERK1/2 Phosphorylation Results in Increased Collagen Synthesis in Engineered Ligaments

(2011) Jennifer Z. Paxton et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Fibril Morphology and Tendon Mechanical Properties in Patellar Tendinopathy

(2010) Mads Kongsgaard et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

The initiation of embryonic-like collagen fibrillogenesis by adult human tendon fibroblasts when cultured under tension

(2010) Monika L. Bayer et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Growth of Collagen Fibril Seeds from Embryonic Tendon: Fractured Fibril Ends Nucleate New Tip Growth

(2010) David F. Holmes et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

An experimental model for studying the biomechanics of embryonic tendon: Evidence that the development of mechanical properties depends on the actinomyosin machinery

(2010) Nicholas S. Kalson et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Engineering an In Vitro Model of a Functional Ligament from Bone to Bone

(2010) Jennifer Z. Paxton et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Mechanical properties and collagen cross-linking of the patellar tendon in old and young men

(2009) C. Couppé et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Tension is required for fibripositor formation

(2008) Z KAPACEE et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY