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• W2959625475 abstract "Summary The surface of articular cartilage plays a crucial role in attenuating and transmitting mechanical loads in synovial joints to facilitate painless locomotion. Disruption to the surface of articular cartilage causes changes to its frictional properties instigating the deterioration of the tissue. In this study, we physically peeled the most superficial layer, a transparent membrane of 20.0 ± 4.7 µm thick, from the central loading region of femoral condyles of sheep. The ultrastructure of this layer without interference from the underlying cartilage was independently investigated using confocal, second harmonic generation and atomic force microscopy. We found that the most superficial layer contains chondrocytes, densely packed collagen, coarse elastic fibres and a fine elastic network. The elastic fibres are most prevalent at the surface of the layer, where collagen and chondrocyte densities are lowest. At the interface of this most superficial layer with the underlying bulk cartilage, a dense fibrillar network exists, formed mainly by collagen fibrils and elastin microfibrils. By contrast, the interface of the underlying cartilage with the most superficial layer contains collagen fibrils, fine microfibrils and microfibrils distinctively laced on one side. The findings of this study will play an important role in understanding the mechanical function and wear resistance of articular cartilage, and in developing more promising tissue engineering techniques to treat cartilage defects and osteoarthritis. Lay Description The chronic pain and dysfuction in synovial joints caused by osteoarthritis can have a debilitating impact on daily activities for sufferers. Osteoarthritis is characterised by the deterioration of the articular cartilage. Despite intensive research, the wear mechanism of articular cartilage and the progression of osteoarthritis remain unclear in the literature. Articular cartilage is a resilient tissue that provides a low friction surface to facilitate painless locomotion. The surface of articular cartilage plays a crucial role in attenuating and transmitting mechanical loads. Disruption at the surface of articular cartilage causes changes to its frictional properties, instigating the deterioration of the tissue. Despite this, the definition of the most superficial layer of articular cartilage, as well as its composition and microstructure, have endured a long history of debate, clouding our understanding of the early progression of osteoarthritis. In order to investigate the surface of articular cartilage independently from the underlying cartilage, we physically peeled a transparent membrane of 20.0 ± 4.7 µm thickness, the most superficial layer, from the central loading region of the femoral condyles of sheep. Using confocal, second harmonic generation and atomic force microscopy, we found that the most superficial layer contains cartilage cells (chondrocytes), densely packed collagen, coarse elastic fibres and a fine elastic network. The coarse elastic fibres are most prevalent at the surface of the layer where collagen and chondrocyte densities are lowest. Furthermore, we investigated the surfaces at the interface of the most superficial layer with the underlying articular cartilage. At the interface of this most superficial layer with the underlying bulk cartilage, a dense fibrillar network exists, formed mainly by collagen fibrils and elastin microfibrils. In contrast, the interface of the underlying cartilage with the most superficial layer contains collagen fibrils, fine microfibrils and microfibrils distinctively laced on one side. The findings of this study have confirmed that there is a most superficial layer that is able to be removed using a tangential force. Through the application of advanced imaging technologies, we have shown that this most superficial layer is cellular and have detailed its composition and ultrastructure. Due to the close association between the form and function of tissues, the findings of this study will play an important role in understanding the mechanical function and wear mechanism of articular cartilage. This may lead to the development of more promising tissue engineering techniques to treat cartilage defects and osteoarthritis." @default.
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• W2959625475 title "Application of confocal, SHG and atomic force microscopy for characterizing the structure of the most superficial layer of articular cartilage" @default.
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