Connective Tissue Matrix

EXTRA-CELLULAR MATRIX ORGANISATION in 

Muscles

Ada Wang HuiJuan (Post-graduate, NTU, Blaise Pascal), Dr Kijoon Lee (NTU), Dr Anne Listrat (INRA-France) and Dr Daniel Bechet (INRA-France), Dr Kheng Lim Goh (Monash).

Tendons and ligaments

Dr David Holmes (Manchester), Prof Karl Kadler (Manchester), Prof Tim Wess (Cardiff), Prof Peter Purslow (Guelph), Dr Kheng Lim Goh (Monash)

Transmission electron micrograph of a tendon showing the cross sections of collagen fibrils.

Tensile testing of native collagen micro-fibre

Tensile testing of collagen micro-fibre previously subjected to high temperature treatment (120 C, 24 hours)

Ultra-structural investigations using Small-angle x-ray scattering

Tim Wess (Cardiff), Kheng Lim Goh (Monash)

Small-angle x-ray scattering pattern of a tendon