4 papers
Mechanical and suture-holding properties of a UV-cured atelocollagen membrane with varied crosslinked architecture
Ruya Zhang, Charles Brooker, Laura L. E. Whitehouse +3
The mechanical competence and suturing ability of collagen-based membranes are paramount in Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) therapy, to ensure damage-free implantation, fixation and…
Influence of 4-vinylbenzylation on the rheological and swelling properties of photo-activated collagen hydrogels
Giuseppe Tronci, Colin A. Grant, Neil H. Thomson +2
Covalent functionalisation of collagen has been shown to be a promising strategy to adjust the mechanical properties of highly swollen collagen hydrogels. At the same time, seconda…
Wearing a single DNA molecule with an AFM tip
Sergio Santos, Victor Barcons, Josep Font +1
While the fundamental limit on the resolution achieved in an atomic force microscope (AFM) is clearly related to the tip radius, the fact that the tip can creep and/or wear during…
Multi-scale Mechanical Characterization of Highly Swollen Photo-activated Collagen Hydrogels
Giuseppe Tronci, Colin A. Grant, Neil H. Thomson +2
Biological hydrogels have been increasingly sought after as e.g. wound dressings or scaffolds for regenerative medicine, due to their inherent biofunctionality in biological enviro…