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ArticleTissue engineering. Part A2017

Biphasic Finite Element Modeling Reconciles Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Constructs Across Testing Platforms.

Gregory R Meloni, Matthew B Fisher, Brendan D Stoeckl, George R Dodge, Robert L Mauck

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Article in Tissue engineering. Part A, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory R Meloni1 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Matthew B Fisher1 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Brendan D Stoeckl1 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
George R Dodge1 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Robert L Mauck1 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia VA Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Overall: Resource-based Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Research (Overall Application)P30AR069619 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LOUIS J SOSLOWSKY · 2016 to 2026
$9.1M
The Role of Hyaluronic Acid Receptors in Tendon HealingP30AR050950 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI PIGNOLO, ROBERT JOHN · 2006 to 2015
$6.2M
Engineering Developmental Microenvironments: Cartilage Formation and MaturationR01EB008722 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BURDICK, JASON A, MAUCK, ROBERT L · 2009 to 2017
$3.0M
NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR050950NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR069619NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB008722
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cartilage tissue engineering is emerging as a promising treatment for osteoarthritis, and the field has progressed toward utilizing large animal models for proof of concept and preclinical studies. Mechanical testing of the regenerative tissue is an essential outcome for functional evaluation. However, testing modalities and constitutive frameworks used to evaluate in vitro grown samples differ substantially from those used to evaluate in vivo derived samples. To address this, we developed finite element (FE) models (using FEBio) of unconfined compression and indentation testing, modalities commonly used for such samples. We determined the model sensitivity to tissue radius and subchondral bone modulus, as well as its ability to estimate material parameters using the built-in parameter optimization tool in FEBio. We then sequentially tested agarose gels of 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10% weight/weight using a custom indentation platform, followed by unconfined compression. Similarly, we evaluated the ability of the model to generate material parameters for living constructs by evaluating engineered cartilage. Juvenile bovine mesenchymal stem cells were seeded (2 × 10

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Finite Element AnalysisTissue EngineeringAnimalsCartilageCattlecartilage tissue engineeringmechanical evaluationmesenchymal stem cells

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PMID28414616
PMCPMC5549831
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