Effect of precise mechanical loading on
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Eastwood, M. ;Mudera, V.C. ;Mcgrouther, D.A. ;Brown, R.A.
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The contraction of a collagen lattice by resident fibroblasts causes strains to be developed within that lattice. These strains can be increased or decreased by altering the aspect ratio (ratio of length/width/thickness) of the fibroblast populated collagen lattice, as the cross-sectional area resis