Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

2012

Subjects

Ultrasonic waves, Tissue engineering, Biomechanics

Abstract

Non-destructive techniques characterising the mechanical properties of cells, tissues, and biomaterials provide baseline metrics for tissue engineering design. Ultrasonic wave propagation and attenuation has previously demonstrated the dynamics of extracellular matrix synthesis in chondrocyte-seeded hydrogel constructs. In this paper, we describe an ultrasonic method to analyse two of the construct elements used to engineer articular cartilage in real-time, native cartilage explants and an agarose biomaterial. Results indicated a similarity in wave propagation velocity ranges for both longitudinal (1500-1745 m/s) and transverse (350-950 m/s) waveforms. Future work will apply an acoustoelastic analysis to distinguish between the fluid and solid properties including the cell and matrix biokinetics as a validation of previous mathematical models.

Description

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication.

A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology. 2012; 10(3): 296–307

DOI

10.1504/IJBET.2012.050263

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16584

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