Structure and function of articular cartilage and meniscus

Mow, Van C.; Gu, Wei Yong; Chen, Fave Hui

Year	Entry
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2021	Lyu Y. Optimization of Culture Media Replenishment Regimens for Cartilage Tissue Engineering [Master's thesis]. Boston University; 2021.
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2007	Likhitpanichkul M. The Cell-Matrix Mechano-Electrochemical Interactions in Articular Cartilage: Experiment and Triphasic Model [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2007.
2007	Lu X. Indentation Analysis of Articular Cartilage Using the Triphasic Mixture Theory [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2007.
2007	Wan Q. Fundamental Theoretical and Experimental Studies for Applications Toward Functional Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2007.
2009	Canal Guterl C. Contact Mechanics of Articular Layers: 2D Strain Fields and Their Relation to Tissue Inhomogeneity [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2009.
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2016	Nover AB. Fabrication of Tissue Engineered Osteochondral Allografts for Clinical Translation [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2016.
2017	Jones BK. Articular Cartilage Contact Mechanics and Development of a Bendable Osteochondral Allograft [PhD thesis]. Columbia University; 2017.
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2018	Li Q. Role of Meniscus Micromechanics in Joint Function and Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. Drexel University; December 2018.
2007	Irrechukwu ON. The Role of Matrix Composition and Age in Solute Diffusion Within Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Institute of Technology; December 2007.
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2015	Kaviani R. Effect of Dynamic Loading Parameters on the Biomechanics and Biology of in Vitro Modulated Growth Plate Explants [PhD thesis]. École polytechnique de Montréal; December 2015.
2007	Doube M. Calcified Tissue Structure in the Distal Condyle of the Third Metacarpal Bone in Young Thoroughbred Horses [PhD thesis]. Queen Mary University of London; December 2007.
2012	Guo H. An Augmented Lagrangian Finite Element Formulation for the Biphasic Contact of Hydrated Soft Tissues in Physiological Joints [PhD thesis]. Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; July 2012.
2018	Abu-Hakmeh AE. Toward Development of a Cell-Derived Engineered Synovial Fluid for Protection of Cartilage Matrix [PhD thesis]. Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; August 2018.
2018	Fleck AKM. MRI Classification of Cartilage Degradation [PhD thesis]. Troy, NY: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; December 2018.
2012	Blazek K. How Obesity and Aging Interact to Create Increased Risk of Osteoarthritis and Disability [PhD thesis]. Stanford University; November 2012.
2010	Johnston JD. Development of a Non-Invasive Imaging Technique for Characterizing Subchondral Bone Density and Stiffness [PhD thesis]. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia; December 2010.
2009	Han SK. In Situ Chondrocyte Mechanics and Numerical Modeling [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; April 2009.
2012	Beveridge JE. Surface Interactions and Cartilage Damage in Two Ovine Models of Stifle Injury [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; April 2012.
2013	Andrews S. Meniscus Structure and Function [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; January 2013.
2013	Madden RMJ. In Situ Chondrocyte Mechanics and Mechanobiology [Master's thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; August 2013.
2014	Ludwig TE. Cartilage Boundary Lubrication and Rheology of Proteoglycan 4 + Hyaluronan Solutions and Synovial Fluid [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; June 2014.
2020	Matheson AR. Proteoglycan-4 in Equine Joint Disease, Exercise, and in Vitro Cartilage Repair [PhD thesis]. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary; May 2020.
2009	Wong BL. Biomechanics of Cartilage Articulation: Effects of Degeneration, Lubrication, and Focal Articular Defects [PhD thesis]. San Diego (UCSD), University of California; 2009.
2010	Williams GM. Biophysical and Biochemical Regulation of the Shape, Size, and Maturity of Calf Articular Cartilage [PhD thesis]. San Diego (UCSD), University of California; 2010.
2011	Antonacci JM. Boundary Lubrication of Articular Cartilage: Contribution of Hyaluronan in Health and Injury [PhD thesis]. San Diego (UCSD), University of California; 2011.
2012	Nguyen QT. Mechanobiology and Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage Repair [PhD thesis]. San Diego (UCSD), University of California; 2012.
2012	Statman LY. Mechanosensitive Β-Catenin Signaling Modulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenesis [PhD thesis]. San Francisco, University of California; 2012.
2021	Iriondo C. Characterizing Phenotypes of Musculoskeletal Degeneration Using Medical Imaging and Deep Learning [PhD thesis]. San Francisco, University of California; 2021.
2021	Farnham MS. Redefining Articular Cartilage Lubrication: The Role of Hydration Recovery on Tissue Function in Health and Injury [PhD thesis]. University of Delaware; 2021.
2012	Tanska P. Solujen käyttäytyminen kuormitettaessa nivelrikkoista rustoa: kokeellinen ja teoreettinen tarkastelu [Biomechanical Behaviour of Chondrocytes in Mechanically Loaded Osteoarthritic (OA) Cartilage: Experimental and Theoretical Analysis] [Master's thesis]. University of Eastern Finland; 2012.
2016	Tanska P. Cell-Tissue Interactions and Adaptation in Cartilage: Computational Modeling of Knee Joint Disorders [PhD thesis]. University of Eastern Finland; 2016.
2022	Ojanen S. Multiscale Imaging and Biomechanics of Articular Cartilage in an Animal Model of Osteoarthritis [PhD thesis]. University of Eastern Finland; 2022.
2023	Tits A. Attaching Soft to Hard: A Multimodal Correlative Investigation of the Tendon-Bone Interface [PhD thesis]. Liège, Belgique: Université de Liège; 2023.
2016	Peloquin JM. Tensile Mechanics of the Knee Meniscus in the Context of Cracks: Failure and Fracture Mechanisms, Strain Concentrations, and the Effect of Specimen Shape [PhD thesis]. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania; 2016.
2013	Amini M. Stiffness of the Proximal Tibial Bone in Normal and Osteoarthritic Conditions: A Parametric Finite Element Simulation Study [Master's thesis]. University of Saskatchewan; January 2013.
2013	Henak CR. Cartilage and Labrum Mechanics in the Normal and Pathomorphologic Human Hip [PhD thesis]. University of Utah; August 2013.
2022	LaBelle SA. Matrix Structural Regulation of Neovessel Guidance in Angiogenesis [PhD thesis]. University of Utah; May 2022.