Finally, the approaches (e.g., addition of growth factors and platelet rich plasma, and induced mechanical strain) which have been used to enhance engineered scaffolds for ligament regeneration are discussed.
Our previous studies indicate that thermal conductivity is dependent on the applied mechanical strain, which we propose to exploit as a thermoelastic damping tuning parameter.
Existing models for thermoelastic damping consider geometric size effects only, the focus of this study is on tuning of thermoelastic damping with mechanical strain, which reduces both relaxation rate and thermal conductivity at the nanoscale.
As shown in Fig. 5, CNN3 protein expression was induced by mechanical strain, which was inhibited by cycloheximide, suggesting that mechanical strain regulates the protein synthesis of CNN3.
The only way a head can know the relative location of its partner, and whether it is bound to the microtubule, is via mechanical strain, which is relayed from one head to the other via the neck linkers.
Consequently, our findings suggest that physiological factors associated with donor's BMI may not necessarily affect the overall osteogenic potential of hMSCs, but will severely hamper the osteogenic response of hMSCs to mechanical strain, which may be of clinical importance.
