Although these properties are predominantly determined by the cytoskeleton, relatively little is known about the mechanical organization of cells at a subcellular level.
Even if nature were not in itself a mechanical organization of mere appearances, it would have to be assumed by the free self to be such for the sake of freedom.
When tissues are damaged, tissue homeostasis must be re-established, and repair mechanisms have to rapidly provide harmonious mechanical tissue organization, a process essentially supported by (myo)fibroblasts.
Polymer biomaterials are used to construct scaffolds in tissue engineering applications to assist in mechanical support, organization, and maturation of tissues.
Although accounting for only a small fraction of the mature matrix, minor collagens not only play structural roles in the mechanical properties, organization, and shape of articular cartilage, but also have specific biological functions.
Although accounting for only a small fraction of the mature matrix, these minor collagens not only play essential structural roles in the mechanical properties, organization, and shape of articular cartilage, but also fulfil specific biological functions.
These technologies possess their own advantages, and the induced scaffolds are capable of partially realizing the functions of native tissue in terms of fibrous organizations, mechanical properties, and biological activities.
Bioreactors are in vitro culture systems that have been designed to alter the following basic physiological phenomena: cell survival along with tissue structure, organization, mechanical properties, and function.
The elastin matrix crucially confers mechanical strength, elasticity, organization and biological signaling to almost all connective tissues, which are matched to specific tissue biomechanical and functional requirements.
The cytoskeleton, composed of actin filaments, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, provides mechanical support for organization of cellular structure.
