?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Mimicking+the+body-+a+novel+method+of+Cross-linking+collagen+to+control+scaffold+design-+implications+on+human+tissue+engineering&rft.creator=Shepherd%2C+A&rft.creator=Brown%2C+R&rft.creator=Bozec%2C+L&rft.description=Scaffold+design+is+an+essential+part+of+tissue+engineering.+Cross-linked+collagen+matrices+are+often+used+to+increase+the+mechanical+strength+of+scaffolds.+The+ability+to+create+and+control+different+patterns+of+cross-linking+within+a+collagen+matrix+would+allow+manipulation+of+scaffold+characteristics+(e.g.+anisotropy%2C+strength+and+shape)+in+order+to+tailor+the+design+of+the+scaffold+more+appropriately+to+different+applications.+Photochemical+crosslinking+using+Riboflavin+and+blue+light1+has+the+potential+to+create+patterns+of+crosslinking+throughout+a+matrix.+If+successful%2C+it+can+have+applications+in+more+sophisticated+scaffold+creation+such+as+crosslinked+tubular+structures+for+nerve+and+vascular+engineering.+This+study+will+assess+the+suitability+of+this+method+for+such+an+application.&rft.date=2009-07&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Abstracts+of+the+Tissue+and+Cell+Engineering+Society+(TCES)+meeting+8-10+July+2009%2C+Universities+of+Glasgow+%26+Strathclyde.++(pp.+100+-+100).+++(2009)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1348947%2F1%2Fv018supp02a100.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1348947%2F&rft.rights=open