Attempts to determine the relation between collagen and reticular fibres using the electron microscope to examine teased-out or otherwise broken-down tissues are open to the criticism that the ...

In human tissue, collagen fibres are often observed to form crimped or wavy microstructures. The reproduction of this crimped morphology in synthetic scaffolds may enhance the mechanical behaviour ...

keele.ac.uk Tendon disorders are a major problem in sports and occupational medicine. Tendons have the highest tensile strength of all connective tissue because of a high proportion of collagen in the ...