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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2013 Jul 30;13(3):565–572. doi: 10.1007/s10237-013-0518-8

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Mechanical loading devices. (a) Device for static compressive stress shown in a low oxygen incubator. The inset shows an osteochondral explant submerged in culture medium in the housing under the indenter. (b) Hydrostatic device shown in a water bath. The inset shows an explant sealed in a plastic bag containing culture medium. The bag is submerged under water in the unit.