Research Article

Effect of Uniaxial Tensile Cyclic Loading Regimes on Matrix Organization and Tenogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Encapsulated within 3D Collagen Scaffolds

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Effect of uniaxial tensile loading on ASC differentiation within collagen 3D scaffolds. Gene expression profile of ECM, tenogenic, osteogenic, chondrogenic, and myogenic markers mapped for samples loaded at 2% strain at 0.1 Hz, 2% strain at 1 Hz, and 4% strain at 1 Hz. Genes highlighted in yellow indicate statistically higher expressions when compared to nonloaded samples ().