Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 756-761 , 15 March 2012

Micropatterned cell sheets with defined cell and extracellular matrix orientation exhibit anisotropic mechanical properties

  • Brett C. Isenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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  • Daniel E. Backman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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  • Michelle E. Kinahan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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  • Rajiv Jesudason

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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  • Bela Suki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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  • Phillip J. Stone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Boston University, School of Medicine, 76 E. Concord St., Boston, MA 02118, USA
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  • Elaine C. Davis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada
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  • Joyce Y. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, College of Engineering, 44 Cummington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 617 353 2374; fax: +1 617 353 6766.

,Accepted 27 October 2011.

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PII: S0021-9290(11)00697-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.11.015

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 756-761 , 15 March 2012