THERMOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING IN DEVELOPING CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUES

Sarah M. Wells, Wendy A. Naimark, J. Michael Lee

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Resumen

We have used hydrothermal isometric tension (HIT) tests to assess developmental changes in collagen crosslinking in the ovine thoracic aorta and pericardium. Tissue strips were loaded under isometric tension and heated to 90°C for 3 lirs. Load relaxation at this temperature is associated with collagen hydrolysis and chain slippage, the half-time of load decay (t1/2) being an indicator of collagen crosslinking. t1/2was computed before and after tissues were treated with NaBH4which stabilizes immature crosslinks. The t1/2of untreated tissue increased from the lamb to the adult, indicating that collagen crosslinking increased postnatally. Furthermore, the t1/2of NaBH4-treated lamb tissue (3d pericardium and 21d aorta) was similar to that of untreated adult tissue, suggesting that much immature crosslinking in the lamb is stabilized postnatally. These observations suggest (i) increased crosslinking occurs postnatally, (ii) this increase is largely due to the conversion of immature crosslinks into their mature, heat stable form (Naimark et al., 1998, Wells et al., 1999).

Idioma originalEnglish
Título de la publicación alojadaAdvances in Bioengineering
EditorialAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Páginas91-92
Número de páginas2
ISBN (versión digital)9780791816400
DOI
EstadoPublished - 1999
EventoASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999 - Nashville, United States
Duración: nov. 14 1999nov. 19 1999

Serie de la publicación

NombreASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volumen1999-D

Conference

ConferenceASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999
País/TerritorioUnited States
CiudadNashville
Período11/14/9911/19/99

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Funding Information:
Funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Publisher Copyright:
© 1999 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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