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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2016

Biomechanical characterisation of the human nasal cartilages; implications for tissue engineering.

M F Griffin, Y Premakumar, A M Seifalian, M Szarko, P E M Butler

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07717138 (Study of the Biomechanical and Histological Properties of Septal, Auricular, and Costal Cartilage in the Context of Optimizing Total Nasal Reconstruction), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07717138 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Study of the Biomechanical and Histological Properties of Septal, Auricular, and Costal Cartilage in the Context of Optimizing Total Nasal Reconstruction

TypeobservationalSponsorHôpital NOVORan2026 to 2026Enrolled33ConditionsSeptoplasty, Rhinoseptoplasty, Rib Grafting, OtoplastyArmsAnalysis of the biomechanical properties of septal cartilage as well as the cartilages used in nasal reconstruction and their histological identification.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

M F GriffinCentre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK. 12michellegriffin@gmail.com.
Y PremakumarAnatomical Sciences, Institute for Medical and Biomedical Education, St. George's, University of London, London, UK.
A M SeifalianCentre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
M SzarkoAnatomical Sciences, Institute for Medical and Biomedical Education, St. George's, University of London, London, UK. mszarko@sgul.ac.uk.
P E M ButlerCentre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.
St George's, University of London · GBLondon Centre for Nanotechnology · GBRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasal reconstruction is currently performed using autologous grafts provides but is limited by donor site morbidity, tissue availability and potentially graft failure. Additionally, current alternative alloplastic materials are limited by their high extrusion and infection rates. Matching mechanical properties of synthetic materials to the native tissue they are replacing has shown to be important in the biocompatibility of implants. To date the mechanical properties of the human nasal cartilages has not been studied in depth to be able to create tissue-engineered replacements with similar mechanical properties to native tissue. The young's modulus was characterized in compression on fresh-frozen human cadaveric septal, alar, and lateral cartilage. Due to the functional differences experienced by the various aspects of the septal cartilage, 16 regions were evaluated with an average elastic modulus of 2.72 ± 0.63 MPa. Furthermore, the posterior septum was found to be significantly stiffer than the anterior septum (p < 0.01). The medial and lateral alar cartilages were tested at four points with an elastic modulus ranging from 2.09 ± 0.81 MPa, with no significant difference between the cartilages (p < 0.78). The lateral cartilage was tested once in all cadavers with an average elastic modulus of 0.98 ± 0.29 MPa. In conclusion, this study provides new information on the compressive mechanical properties of the human nasal cartilage, allowing surgeons to have a better understanding of the difference between the mechanical properties of the individual nasal cartilages. This study has provided a reference, by which tissue-engineered should be developed for effective cartilage replacements for nasal reconstruction.

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Nasal CavityTissue EngineeringAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaCadaverCartilageHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID26676857
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