Saving the joint : new methods for early diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

The research was funded by the Dutch Arthritis Foundation. Cover design: Cycle that demonstrates the process of saving an affected joint via the diagnostic and treatment options described in this thesis.

Emulating the chondrocyte microenvironment using multi-directional mechanical stimulation in a cartilage-on-chip

“…Sprint software was used for data collection and referencing. Data were subsequently exported to Matlab R2015a for further analysis and quality control using custom scripts (available upon request 22 ).…”