Diffusion and Partitioning of Fluorescent Tracers in Free- Swelling and Statically Compressed Cartilage

这项研究启动奖将支持一项研究 使用荧光示踪剂的软骨的运输特性。 将测量宏观输运量，并与 包含分子组分的理论模型， 软骨的结构。 这项研究很重要，因为它将证明使用 一种对活体组织进行无损测量的新方法。 这项研究也将有助于了解正常和 异常的运输过程，以及这可能涉及到 维持正常的组织功能， 软骨替代物

This Research Initiation award will support a study of the transport properties of cartilage using fluorescent tracers. Macroscopic transport quantities will be measured and related to theoretical models that encompass the molecular components and structures of cartilage. This research is important since it will demonstrate the use of a new method to make non-destructive measurements on live tissues. The study also will contribute to the understanding of normal and abnormal transport processes and how this may be involved in maintaining normal tissue function and developing synthetic cartilage substitutes.