Articles

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Visible Light Photoinitiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Laden Bioresponsive Hydrogels (with C. S. Bahney, C. W. Hsu, M. Bottlang, J. L. West, and B. Johnstone), European Cells and Materials (2011)

Biological activity can be added to synthetic scaffolds by incorporating functional peptide sequences that provide...

 

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A Novel Bioreactor for the Dynamic Stimulation and Mechanical Evaluation of Multiple Tissue Engineered Constructs (with Michael Bottlang, Kyle Wirtz, Steven Madey, Chelsea S. Bahney, and Brian Johnstone), Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods (2011)

Systematic advancements in the field of musculoskeletal tissue engineering require clear communication about the mechanical...

 

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A Computational Technique to Measure Fracture Callus in Radiographs (with Steven M. Madey, Dan C. Fitzpatrick, Gregory D. Byrd, Jason M. Sanderson, and Michael Bottlang), Journal of Biomechanics (2010)

Callus formation occurs in the presence of secondary bone healing and has relevance to the...

 

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Locked Plating of Distal Femur Fractures Leads to Inconsistent and Asymmetric Callus Formation (with Chris E. Henderson, Steven M. Madey, Dan C. Fitzpatrick, J. Lawrence Marsh, and Michael Bottlang), Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (2010)

Objectives: Locked plating constructs may be too stiff to reliably promote secondary bone healing. This...

 

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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycans to Viscoelastic Tensile Behavior of Human Ligament (with Clayton J. Underwood, Nathan T. Jacobs, and Jeffrey A. Weiss), Journal of Applied Physiology (2009)

The viscoelastic properties of human ligament potentially guard against structural failure, yet the microstructural origins...

 

Dissertation

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Multiscale Biomechanical Relationships in Ligament, Department of Bioengineering/The University of Utah (2007)

Healthy knee joints require structural stability through a full range of motion. Knee stability is...