Fibrillar organization in tendons: A pattern revealed by percolation characteristics of the respective geometric network

Since the tendon is composed by collagen fibrils of various sizes connected between them through molecular cross-links, it sounds logical to model it via a heterogeneous network of fibrils. Using cross sectional images, that network is operatively inferred from the respective Gabriel graph of the fi...

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Main Authors: Daniel Andres Dos Santos, Maria Laura Ponssa, Maria Jose Tulli, et al.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:Network Biology
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Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/nb/articles/2014-4(2)/fibrillar-organization-in-tendons.pdf