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Impact of Geometry on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Periodic Surface Structures: A Numerical Study [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022
Periodic Surface Structures (PSS) fabricated via Additive Manufacturing (AM) have recently emerged as being appropriate candidates for high-value engineered structures.
Gawrońska Elżbieta, Dyja Robert
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Theoretical model of homogenized piezoelectric materials with small non-collinear periodic cracks [PDF]

Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2017
An analytical model for the homogenization of a piezoelectric material with small periodic fissures is proposed on the basis of the method of asymptotic expansions for the elastic displacement, the electric scalar potential and the test functions ...
Jean M. Nianga, D. Marhabi
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Periodic Mechanical Stress INDUCES Chondrocyte Proliferation and Matrix Synthesis via CaMKII-Mediated Pyk2 Signaling

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017
Background/Aims: Periodic mechanical stress can promote chondrocyte proliferation and matrix synthesis to improve the quality of tissue-engineered cartilage. Although the integrin β1–ERK1/2 signal cascade has been implicated in periodic mechanical stress-
Wenwei Liang, Zeng Li, Zhen Wang, Jinchun Zhou, Huanghe Song, Shun Xu, Weiding Cui, Qing Wang, Zhefeng Chen, Feng Liu, Weimin Fan   +10 more
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Periodic Mechanical Stress Stimulates the FAK Mitogenic Signal in Rat Chondrocytes Through ERK1/2 Activity

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2013
Background/Aims: The biological effects of periodic mechanical stress on chondrocytes have been studied extensively over the past few years. However, the mechanisms underlying chondrocyte mechanosensing and signaling in response to periodic mechanical ...
Wenwei Liang, Kewei Ren, Feng Liu, Weiding Cui, Qing Wang, Zhefeng Chen, Weimin Fan   +6 more
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Periodic mechanical stress activates MEK1/2-ERK1/2 mitogenic signals in rat chondrocytes through Src and PLCγ1

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2011
The mitogenic effects of periodic mechanical stress on chondrocytes have been studied extensively but the mechanisms whereby chondrocytes sense and respond to periodic mechanical stress remain a matter of debate.
Kewei Ren, Yimin Ma, Yumin Huang, Wenwei Liang, Feng Liu, Qing Wang, Weiding Cui, Zhengyu Liu, Guoyong Yin, Weimin Fan   +9 more
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Periodic Mechanical Stress Stimulates GIT1-Dependent Mitogenic Signals in Rat Chondrocytes Through ERK1/2 Activity

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018
Background/Aims: The mitogenic effects of periodic mechanical stress on chondrocytes have been studied extensively, but the mechanisms whereby chondrocytes sense and respond to mechanical stimuli remain to be determined.
Kewei Ren, Jilei Tang, Xuefeng Jiang, Huiqing Sun, Luming Nong, Nan Shen, Yanqing Gu   +6 more
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Periodic Mechanical Stress Activates PKCδ-Dependent EGFR Mitogenic Signals in Rat Chondrocytes via PI3K-Akt and ERK1/2

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016
Background/Aims: The present study aimed to analyze the mechanisms by which periodic mechanical stress is translated into biochemical signals, and to verify the important role of signaling molecules including phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt ...
Peng He, Nan Shen, Gongming Gao, Xuefeng Jiang, Huiqing Sun, Dong Zhou, Nanwei Xu, Luming Nong, Kewei Ren   +8 more
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Construction of tissue-engineered nucleus pulposus by stimulation with periodic mechanical stress and BMP-2

iScience, 2022
Summary: Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, which is common among elderly individuals, mainly manifests as low back pain and is caused by structural deterioration of the nucleus pulposus (NP) due to physiological mechanical stress.
Yang Liu, Gong-ming Gao, Kai-yuan Yang, Lu-ming Nong   +3 more
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Proteomic Analysis Reveals a New Benefit of Periodic Mechanical Stress on Chondrocytes

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017
Background/Aims: In recent years, a variety of studies have been performed to investigate the cellular responses of periodic mechanical stress. In our previous studies, we found that periodic mechanical stress can promote proliferation and matrix ...
Zeng Li, Zhen Wang, Shun Xu, Wenwei Liang, Weimin Fan   +4 more
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Integrin β1 Gene Therapy Enhances in Vitro Creation of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Under Periodic Mechanical Stress

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015
Background/Aims: Periodic mechanical stress activates integrin β1-initiated signal pathways to promote chondrocyte proliferation and matrix synthesis. Integrin β1 overexpression has been demonstrated to play important roles in improving the activities ...
Wenwei Liang, Chunhui Zhu, Feng Liu, Weiding Cui, Qing Wang, Zhefeng Chen, Qijia Zhou, Shun Xu, Chenjun Zhai, Weimin Fan   +9 more
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