@inproceedings{a2db194c4f394ca68b8b1055713ca3d2,
title = "Bioreactor and scaffold design for the mechanical stimulation of silk based anterior cruciate ligament grafts",
abstract = "A bioreactor for the mechanical stimulation of silk based scaffolds has been developed. The bioreactor simulates the natural movement of the anterior cruciate ligament by applying a biaxial movement on the scaffold. The silk scaffolds are prepared in a way that mimicks the mechanical properties (strength, stiffness) of natural anterior cruciate ligaments. The influence of degumming on the mechanical properties of the scaffolds is investigated and first results on cell cultivation experiments with fibroblasts are presented.",
keywords = "Anterior cruciate ligament, Bioreactor, Mechanical properties, Silk scaffold",
author = "M. Hohlrieder and K. Cicha and A. Teuschl and {Van Griensven}, M. and H. Redl and J. Stampfl",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-03900-3_60",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642038990",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "10",
pages = "208--210",
booktitle = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering",
edition = "10",
note = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Biomaterials, Cellular and Tissue Engineering, Artificial Organs ; Conference date: 07-09-2009 Through 12-09-2009",
}