Nerve Tissue Stretch
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A Novel Stretching Platform for Applications in Cell and Tissue Mechanobiology
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Cited by 6 •
2014
We present in this article a novel stretching platform that can be used to investigate single cell responses to complex anisotropic biaxial mechanical deformation and quantify the mechanical properties of biological tissues.
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Axon Stretch Growth: The Mechanotransduction of Neuronal Growth
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2011
A unique tissue engineering method was developed to elongate numerous nerve fibers in culture by recapitulating axon stretch growth; a form of nervous system growth whereby nerves elongate in conjunction with growth of the enlarging body.
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Live Cell Imaging during Mechanical Stretch
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2015
A novel imaging protocol was developed using a custom motor-driven mechanical actuator to allow the measurement of real time responses to mechanical strain in live cells. Relevant to mechanobiology, the system can apply strains up to 20% while allowing near real-time imaging with confocal or atomic force microscopy.
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Obtaining Somatosensory Stimulation-Related Signals from Orofacial Skin Stretching
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2025
This video demonstrates the recording of somatosensory stimulation-related signals through orofacial skin stretch using an electroencephalography (EEG) cap equipped with electrodes to monitor brain activity and a robotic device that produces the skin stretch.
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Direct Linear Transformation for the Measurement of In-Situ Peripheral Nerve Strain During Stretching
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2024
This protocol implements a stereo-imaging camera system calibrated using direct linear transformation to capture three-dimensional in-situ displacements of stretched peripheral nerves. By capturing these displacements, strain induced at varying degrees of stretch can be determined informing the stretch injury thresholds that can advance the science of stretch-dependent nerve repair.
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Magnitude and duration jointly shape the tissue response. Greater elongation can increase strain on axons and supporting cells, while prolonged loading may extend the period during which membrane function, axonal transport, and signal conduction are disrupted. Considering both variables helps researchers and clinicians distinguish less severe effects from changes more likely to threaten tissue viability or function.
Excessive deformation can interfere with axonal transport, the movement of materials within an axon, and can also alter membrane function. Because axons depend on these processes to maintain neural signaling, disruption may reduce the efficiency of signal conduction. This mechanism helps explain why mechanical loading can produce functional changes involving sensation or movement.
Axons and supporting cells can both experience strain during mechanical loading, but their involvement represents different aspects of tissue response. Axonal strain relates directly to transport and signal conduction, whereas effects on supporting cells contribute to concerns about overall tissue viability. Examining both components provides a broader basis for understanding nerve injury.
Changes in signal conduction can influence how neural information travels through affected tissue. Clinically, that disruption may be reflected in altered sensation, movement, or both, depending on the structures and loading conditions involved. These functional effects make mechanical nerve injury relevant to diagnostic assessment and to decisions about injury classification and rehabilitation planning.
Medical evaluation can connect the mechanical features of loading with observed effects on neural function and tissue condition. Clinicians and researchers consider the extent and duration of stretch alongside changes involving sensation, movement, signal conduction, and viability. This information supports diagnostic assessment, injury classification, and the selection of an appropriate rehabilitation plan.
Traction injuries and surgical complications can place nerves or neural structures under mechanical loading. Studying the resulting strain helps clarify how excessive elongation may affect axons, supporting cells, membrane function, and axonal transport. That understanding can improve interpretation of postoperative or traumatic neural problems and inform procedures designed to reduce harmful mechanical stress.
Biomechanical knowledge provides a way to consider how neural structures respond to mechanical loading before procedures or implants are developed. Researchers can use the relationship between loading conditions, tissue deformation, signal conduction, and viability to identify designs or techniques that are less likely to disrupt neural function. This connects laboratory study with safer medical practice.