Cartilage Assessment Requires a Surface Characterization Protocol: Roughness, Friction, and Function.

ABSTRACT: The surface of articular cartilage is integral to smooth, low-friction joint articulation. However, the majority of cartilage literature rarely includes measurements of surface characteristics and function. This may, in part, be due to a shortage of or unfamiliarity with fast, nondestructive, and, preferably, noncontact methods that can be applied to large cartilage surfaces for evaluating cartilage surface characteristics. A comprehensive methodology for characterizing cartilage surfaces is useful in determining changes in tissue function, as for example, in cases where the quality of cartilage grafts needs to be assessed. With cartilage storage conditions being an area of ongoing and active research, this study used interferometry and tribology methods as efficient and nondestructive way

SUBMITTER: Espinosa MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064968 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature