Hazel R. C. Screen

TL;DR: Fibre sliding appears to provide the major mechanism enabling tendon fascicle extension within the rat-tail tendon, and will necessarily affect local and cellular strains and consequently mechanotransduction pathways.

TL;DR: At physiological loads, the stiffness at the fascicular interface was lower in the SDFT samples, enabling a greater fascicle sliding that could account for differences in tendon and fascicle failure strain, and may allow the large extensions required in energy-storing tendons while protecting fascicles from damage.

TL;DR: This study investigates the sub-structural mechanisms occurring during stress relaxation at both the macro (fibre) and nano (fibril) levels of the tendon hierarchy, and indicates that nano- and micro-scale shearing are significant dissipative mechanisms, and the kinetics of relaxation follows a two-stage exponential decay.

TL;DR: This article reviews the three workshops held under the “Functional Extracellular Matrix” stream, which focused on the roles of the tendon extracellular matrix, such as performing the mechanical functions of tendon, creating the local cell environment, and providing cellular cues.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the NCM within the tensional region of developing and mature tendon, discussing the current knowledge and identifying areas that require further study to fully understand structure–function relationships within tendon.