Effect of Age and Cytoskeletal Elements on the Indentation-Dependent Mechanical Properties of Chondrocytes

• Nadeen O. Chahine ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nadeen O. Chahine, Craig Blanchette

  Affiliation The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, New York, United States of America

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• Craig Blanchette ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nadeen O. Chahine, Craig Blanchette

  * E-mail: loots1@llnl.gov (GGL); blanchette2@llnl.gov (CB)

  Affiliation Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Livermore, California, United States of America

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• Cynthia B. Thomas,

  Affiliation Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Livermore, California, United States of America

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• Jeffrey Lu,

  Affiliation Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America

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• Dominik Haudenschild,

  Affiliation Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States of America

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• Gabriela G. Loots

  * E-mail: loots1@llnl.gov (GGL); blanchette2@llnl.gov (CB)

  Affiliations Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Livermore, California, United States of America, School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, California, United States of America

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