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Ex vivo Mechanical Loading of Tendon

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11:36 min

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May 28th, 2007

DOI :

10.3791/209-v

May 28th, 2007

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1Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley , 2Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley; Division of Occupational Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

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Ex Vivo Mechanical Loading
Tendon Injuries
Overuse Injuries
Wrist Tendonitis
Epicondylitis
Repetitive Hand Activities
Cellular Damage
Structural Damage
Cyclical Loading
Tissue Culture
Sterile Tissue Harvest
Clamping System
Media Immersion
Temperature Maintenance
Load Cell Monitoring
Linear Actuator
LabView Program
Loading Patterns
Repetition Rate
Rate Of Loading
Duration Of Loading
Biochemical Analyses
Gene Expression
Structural Changes
Treatment And Prevention

Chapters in this video

0:00

Introduction

0:48

Experimental system: mechanical actuators

1:24

Loading tendon into the system

1:36

Measuring the tendon thickness with micrometer

2:49

Loading tendon into actuator

6:37

Applying load to the tendon and measurements

10:29

Disassembling the system

10:54

Conclusion

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